Gravitational and Relative Physics

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  • Jan 1, 1543

    Heliocentric Theory

    Nicolaus Copernicus
    -Sun is the center of the solar system

  • Specific Gravity

    Galileo Galilei

  • Theory of Motion

    Galileo Galilei
    -Based on density, not weight

  • Law of Falling Objects

    Galileo Galilei

  • Parabolic Arc of Projectiles

    Galileo Galilei

  • Inverse-Square Gravitational Force Law

    Ismael Bullialdus

  • Universal Law of Gravity

    Isaac Newton

  • Gravitational Constant

    Henry Cavendish

  • Neptune Discovered

    Urbain Le Verrier and John Couch Adams

  • Mach's Principle

    Ernst Mach

  • Electromagnitism

    Henri Poincaré

  • Law of Mass-Energy Conservation

    Albert Einstein
    E=mc^2

  • Gravitational Red Shifts

    Albert Einstein

  • Theory of Relativity

    Albert Einstein

  • Singularities and Quantum Gravity

    John Wheeler

  • Disproving of Pluto

    IAU
    -Decided Pluto does not fit requirements of a planet