Question 1
Which experiment measured the gravitational attraction between small objects and provided further proof of Newton's law of gravitation?
Question 2
What did Feynman highlight as something often emphasized in introductions but less important than scientific work?
Question 3
What historical figure insisted that planets orbit the sun in ellipses?
Question 4
What evidence did Newton use to confirm that the force of gravitation applies to celestial bodies like the moon?
Question 5
How did Feynman describe the validation of the law of gravitation across different scales in the universe?
Question 6
Which modification of Newton's laws is necessary to account for the effects of special relativity?
Question 7
What aspect of Newton's law of gravitation explained phenomena such as tides?
Question 8
Which astronomer’s laws did Newton build upon to develop his theory of gravitation?
Question 9
What characteristic about physical laws does Feynman suggest reflects the simplicity of nature?
Question 10
What is the mathematical expression of the law of gravitation as discussed by Feynman?
Question 11
What fundamental law did Richard Feynman explicitly choose to discuss in his lecture on the nature of physical laws?
Question 12
What are the key characteristics of physical laws according to Feynman?
Question 13
What essential feature of physical laws allows them to be expressed effectively?
Question 14
What principle did Galileo propose that Newton expanded upon in his laws of motion?
Question 15
What did Feynman cite as a difficulty in reconciling gravitation with other fundamental forces like electromagnetism?