COMEDK · Physics · 9. Gravitation
The value of universal gravitational constant was first determined by
- A Newton
- B Galileo
- C Cavendish
- D Einstein
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(C) Cavendish
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The universal gravitational constant \(G\) was first experimentally determined by Henry Cavendish in 1798 using a torsion balance apparatus. This experiment is famously known as the Cavendish experiment, which allowed for the measurement of the extremely weak gravitational force…
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