When the value of G was first measured, people all over the world were very excited because the mass of Earth can now be measured through Newton’s law of universal gravitation. Using the radius of Earth, which is 6.4 × 106 m, calculate its mass.
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When the value of G was first measured, people all over the world were very excited because the mass of Earth can now be measured through Newton’s law of universal gravitation. Using the radius of Earth, which is 6.4 × 106 m, calculate its mass.
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