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The gravitational constant G is a key element in Newton... The gravitational constant G is a key element in Newton... The gravitational constant is perhaps the most difficult physical constant to measure... The dimensions assigned to the gravitational constant in the equation above... the gravitational constant is dimensionally and numerically equal to the cube of the... aim of Cavendish was not to measure the gravitational constant but rather to measure the mass and density relative to water of the Earth through... the product of the gravitational constant and the mass of a given astronomical body such as the Sun or the Earth... s Gravitational constant 200 years ago...

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