Physical Theories of Gravitation

Authors

T. Proctor HallFollow

Document Type

Research

Abstract

A force which belongs to individual atoms, is independent of chemical and physical conditions, and cannot be altered or destroyed by any known means, must be closely related to the fundamental nature of the atoms. One of the most essential parts in our concept of matter is mass, and the force of gravitation of an atom is proportional to its mass. Mass and gravitation stand, therefore, either as co-effects of the same cause or as cause and effect. The force exerted by each atom at any point decreases in proportion to the increase of the expanding spherical surface containing the point; following the law of all forces expanding in three-fold space, which may be stated thus: Force x area of distribution = a constant.

Publication Date

1895

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Sciences

Volume

3

Issue

1

First Page

47

Last Page

52

Copyright

©1895 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Hall, T. Proctor (1895) "Physical Theories of Gravitation," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 3(1), 47-52.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol3/iss1/13