History A-Level
Universal gravitation
What Universal gravitation means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Universal gravitation
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Newton's Principia (1687) unified terrestrial and celestial motion through it, a synthesis that explained both.
Topics that use Universal gravitation
- Paper 3, Option 33: The witch craze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580–c1750 - 2 The wider intellectual context: the coming of the age of science and reason (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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