Understanding (in) Newton’s Argument for Universal Gravitation

Ducheyne, Steffen

doi:10.1007/s10838-009-9096-y

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“…It also causes ocean tides (Helm et al, 2010;Sumich, 1992). Accordingly, Newton"s law of universal gravitation stipulates that every particle exerts a force of attraction on every other particle in the universe with a force of magnitude F, which varies directly with the product of their masses, M 1 and M 2 , and inversely as the square of their distance R apart (Ducheyne, 2009). Mathematically, the gravitational force is described as:…”

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Effects of Variations in Earth’s Gravitational Force Fields on Climate Change

Oduah¹,

Izunobi²,

Nubi³

et al. 2023

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World climate continues to deteriorate at varying rates in spite of different anthropogenic mitigative and adaptive interventions. Conversely, the gravitational force fields of the sun and moon hold Earth in orbit, amongst others. Herein, we explore the impacts of changes in these gravitational fields on global climate and examine their influences on natural events, such as ocean tides, volcanoes, geomagnetic storms and movement of tectonic plates. Beyond reports on greenhouse effect and mass transport, we discuss the influence of gravity on tidal bulges, melting glaciers, condensable atmosphere and other events, such as El Niño and La Niña, and correlate their typically subtle impacts on climate worldwide with variations in Earth’s gravity. The intention is to highlight other causative factors implicated in climatic change without diminishing the contributions of greenhouse gasses and other factors, which are currently regarded, by specialists and lay-public alike, as the major culprits of climate change. We submit that the shifts in Earth’s gravitational fields to sustain equilibrium and remain in orbit can manifest as perturbations of atmospheric temperatures, pressures and air concentrations as well as volume changes and ion effects; in hydrological bodies, and are some of the non-anthropogenic agents driving changes in global climate. We surmise, therefore, that the influence of changes in gravity, albeit subtle, on climate change is significant. It is envisaged that highlighting these subtle agents of change would intensify efforts toward ameliorating and/or eliminating drastic and deleterious changes in climate as well as at embracing adaptive measures at local and international levels.

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Effects of Variations in Earth’s Gravitational Force Fields on Climate Change

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Izunobi²,

Nubi³

et al. 2023

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“…See Philip Larkin's "This be the Verse", perhaps written in 1971, it was first published in his High windows(Larkin, 1974). It is worth noting, since the list won't detain us long, the exceptions among recent Newton scholars who have understood Newton's comment to Bentley correctly: Schliesser (in press) andDucheyne (2009).…”

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Gravity and De gravitatione: the development of Newton’s ideas on action at a distance

Henry

2011

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A

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This paper is in three sections. The first establishes that Newton, in spite of a well-known passage in a letter to Richard Bentley of 1692, did believe in action at a distance. Many readers may see this merely as an act of supererogation, since it is so patently obvious that he did. However, there has been a long history among Newton scholars of allowing the letter to Bentley to override all of Newton's other pronouncements in favour of action at a distance, with devastating effects on our understanding of related aspects of his physics and his theology. Furthermore, this misconceived scholarly endeavour shows no sign of abating. The second section then offers a historical reconstruction, based on Newton's writings, of how, when and why he began to accept actions at a distance and make them one of the cornerstones of his physics. Finally, using this chronological account of Newton's use of actions at a distance, the paper reassesses the claims of B. J. T. Dobbs that Newton's important manuscript, De gravitatione et aequipondio fluidorum, was written, not in the late 1660s or early 1670s as was previously supposed, but during the composition of the Principia, in 1684 or 1685.

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Testing universal gravitation in the laboratory, or the significance of research on the mean density of the earth and big G, 1798–1898: changing pursuits and long-term methodological–experimental continuity

Understanding (in) Newton’s Argument for Universal Gravitation

Cited by 7 publications

References 35 publications

Effects of Variations in Earth’s Gravitational Force Fields on Climate Change

Effects of Variations in Earth’s Gravitational Force Fields on Climate Change

Gravity and De gravitatione: the development of Newton’s ideas on action at a distance

Testing universal gravitation in the laboratory, or the significance of research on the mean density of the earth and big G, 1798–1898: changing pursuits and long-term methodological–experimental continuity

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