Newton's theory of gravitation

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Newton's theory of gravitation - (physics) the theory that any two particles of matter attract one another with a force directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them gravitational theory, theory of gravitation, theory of gravity law of gravitation, Newton's law of gravitation - (physics) the law that states any two bodies attract each other with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them scientific theory - a theory that explains scientific observations; "scientific theories must be falsifiable" natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"