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The way, the newspapers reported the experiment where in G was first measured in the 1700s.
Explanation of Solution
Introduction:
The value of G was first measured by English physicist Cavendish. After 150 years of the discovery of Newton's universal gravitation.
Cavendish measured value of G by measuring forces between lead masses with extremely sensitive torsion balance. Cavendish called this experiment as Weighing of the Earth experiment, because once the value of G is known, the mass of the earth can be calculated.Newspaper announced this discoveryas “scientists measure mass of the Earth".
Conclusion:
Newspaper announced this discovery as “scientists measure mass of the Earth".
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