Which statement about the development of Newton's theory of universal gravitation is correct?(1 point)
Responses
Johannes Kepler and Isaac Newton worked together to define gravity as a force on Earth.
The ideas of scientists such as Nicolaus Copernicus and Robert Hooke contradicted Newton's theory of universal gravitation.
Isaac Newton was the first scientist to propose the idea that gravity increases as distance between objects decreases.
Isaac Newton described the existence of gravitational force mathematically, but he built upon the ideas of other scientists before him.
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My apologies for the incorrect response. The correct statement about the development of Newton's theory of universal gravitation is: Isaac Newton described the existence of gravitational force mathematically, but he built upon the ideas of other scientists before him.
Isaac Newton described the existence of gravitational force mathematically, but he built upon the ideas of other scientists before him.
The correct statement about the development of Newton's theory of universal gravitation is: Isaac Newton described the existence of gravitational force mathematically, but he built upon the ideas of other scientists before him.
To arrive at this answer, we can break down each option:
1. Johannes Kepler and Isaac Newton worked together to define gravity as a force on Earth.
- This is incorrect. While Kepler and Newton were contemporaries, they did not work together on defining gravity. Kepler focused on the laws of planetary motion, and Newton built upon those laws to develop his theory of universal gravitation.
2. The ideas of scientists such as Nicolaus Copernicus and Robert Hooke contradicted Newton's theory of universal gravitation.
- This is incorrect. Copernicus' heliocentric model and Hooke's work on elasticity did not contradict Newton's theory; in fact, they influenced his understanding of gravity.
3. Isaac Newton was the first scientist to propose the idea that gravity increases as the distance between objects decreases.
- This is incorrect. Newton's law of universal gravitation states that gravity decreases with an increase in distance, not the other way around.
4. Isaac Newton described the existence of gravitational force mathematically, but he built upon the ideas of other scientists before him.
- This is the correct statement. Newton was able to provide a mathematical description of gravitational force, but he relied on the work of earlier scientists such as Kepler and Galileo to form his theory.