Who Discovered Gravitational Force?

Over several years, Newton worked until he had developed the law of universal gravitation, which debuted in his book Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy

Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy
Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy) by Isaac Newton, often referred to as simply the Principia (/prɪnˈsɪpiə, prɪnˈkɪpiə/), is a work expounding Newton's laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation; in three books written in Latin, first published 5 July ...
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(1869). This idea stood until the concepts of quantum theory and relativity were posed in the mid 19th century.

Who discovered gravitational force first?

Isaac Newton changed the way we understand the Universe. Revered in his own lifetime, he discovered the laws of gravity and motion and invented calculus. He helped to shape our rational world view.

When was gravitational force discovered?

Isaac Newton published a comprehensive theory of gravity in 1687. Though others had thought about it before him, Newton was the first to create a theory that applied to all objects, large and small, using mathematics that was ahead of its time.

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