Heaviness

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Heaviness or weight of a body on the earth's surface was explained by Newton in terms of the physical forces as caused by the attraction of the whole earth upon given body.[1]

References

  1. ↑ W. Thomson (Lord Kelvin) (August 25, 1882). August 25, 1882. The British Association, The Glasgow Science Lectures Association.