Mass of the Earth

The Earth's mass was calculated using gravitational constants and the principles of Newton's equation for gravitational attraction. It established a method to measure the gravitational pull between two masses and calculate the mass of the Earth from that information.
 Henry Cavendish England 1798 Mass of the Earth

The Earth's mass was calculated using gravitational constants and the principles of Newton's equation for gravitational attraction. It established a method to measure the gravitational pull between two masses and calculate the mass of the Earth from that information.