Isaac Newton recognized that the same force, known as the gravitational force, is responsible for the motion of objects on Earth as well as the orbits of planets and moons.
What did Isaac Newton understand about the force responsible for various celestial motions?
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Isaac Newton understood that the force responsible for various celestial motions, such as the orbits of planets and moons, was gravitational attraction. He realized that this force acted between all masses in the universe, governed by his law of universal gravitation.