History of Gravity: A Brief Overview from Antiquity to 20th Century

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May 25, 2009

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Reedeegi

Does anyone know of an article that gives a brief history of the study of gravity from antiquity to the 20th century?

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May 25, 2009

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Hi Reedeegi!

wikipedia is usally good on history …

have a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_gravitational_theory

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