gravitation

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Jones did it by showing that Ricardo had made these universal rules that he said were as certain as the principle of gravitation.

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2025

"The challenge of unifying quantum mechanics with the theory of gravitation remains one of the most pressing unsolved problems in physics," said co-author Benjamin Jones, associate professor of physics.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2024

While TV station owners are enjoying the changing tide by picking up valuable sports programming, they know the audience’s gravitation to streaming is not going to reverse.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2023

In another speech that year, Kuroda described how, like a spacecraft attempting to move away from Earth's gravitation, "tremendous velocity" was needed to end Japan's deflationary equilibrium.

From Reuters • Apr. 7, 2023

Newton’s laws of motion and gravitation gave physicists an explanation for the way planets and objects move through the universe.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife