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How do we measure the gravitational constant?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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The Universal Gravitational Constant Uppercase G

We don't know why it has this value. There's nothing in physics that says it should be this number. It's just something we have to go out and measure and discover in the universe. The origin of this constant is that it came from newtons. Newtons laws about the force of gravity between planets and the sun are still relevant today.

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