![]() ![]() It states that between two bodies of masses M1 and M2, there is a force of attraction which is proportional to the product of their masses (M1 times M2) and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. It was Newton’s insight that there is a common law governing the fall of an apple to the ground and the ‘fall’ of the moon around Earth, which led him to the law of gravity. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves, let’s step back a bit. His struggles would take a few more months before his revolutionary conception would be completed – on November 25, matter and geometry would be revealed to have been equal partners in the scheme of things, and general relativity would be born. Albert Einstein was struggling to discover the fundamental equation of his relativistic theory of gravity. ![]() ![]() Note: This story was originally published on Septemand was republished on September 12, 2019, in light of Piyush Goyal’s comments comparing Einstein’s work to the Indian economy. ![]()
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