Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation states that every particle in the Universe attracts every other particle with a force that is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between their centers. This force is what keeps the moon orbiting the Earth, the Earth orbiting the Sun, and planets orbiting other stars.
While other philosophers and scientists before Newton had proposed the idea of a force acting between celestial bodies, it was Newton who formulated the precise mathematical law describing this force and its effects, revolutionizing our understanding of the universe.
