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what is newton's law of gravitation?

  The Universal law of Gravitation was given by Newton. So it is also known as Newton's Law of  gravitation.

According to Universal Law of Gravitation : Every body in the Universe attracts every other body with a force which is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely  proportional to the square of the distance between them.

The law is universal because it is applicable to all objects; whether the objects are big or small,whether they are celestial or terrestrial.