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The 30 pages that link to Newtonian gravity, each with the reason it gives.

• General relativityCompared with: It approximates general relativity in weak gravitational fields and at low speeds.

• Einstein field equationsCompared with: It is the weak-field limit of the equations, but not their relativistic account of gravity.

• Gravitational potentialNarrower topic: The usual definition of gravitational potential comes from this theory.

• Equivalence principleCompared with: It treats gravity as a force, unlike general relativity's local equivalence with acceleration.

• Poisson's equationRelated: Gravitational potential obeys Poisson's equation with mass density as its source.

• Tidal forceRelated: Its inverse-square field makes gravitational acceleration differ across a body.

• Galaxy rotation curveRelated: It links orbital speeds to the mass enclosed within each radius.

• Gravitational potential energyRelated: Its inverse-square force gives the gravitational energy model used beyond the near-surface approximation.

• Heinrich HertzCompared with: Its familiar action-at-a-distance formulation contrasts with Maxwellian field propagation.

• GravitonCompared with: It describes gravity without quantum particles, providing a familiar classical alternative.

• Arthur EddingtonCompared with: The eclipse test compared its predicted light deflection with general relativity’s larger prediction.

• Modified Newtonian dynamicsCompared with: MOND is constructed to recover its predictions at high accelerations.

• Schwarzschild metricCompared with: It approximates weak-field Schwarzschild predictions but lacks relativistic effects such as light bending.

• Gravitational time dilationCompared with: It predicts gravitational potential but lacks the relativistic change in clock rates.

• Action at a distanceBroader topic: Newton’s law quantified gravitational action across space without specifying a local mechanism.

• Frame-draggingCompared with: It predicts no dragging of inertial frames by a rotating mass.

• Orbital precessionRelated: It predicts precession when additional gravitating bodies perturb the ideal two-body orbit.

• Stellar orbitRelated: It supplies the force that governs stellar motion in many systems.

• Vera RubinRelated: It relates measured orbital speeds to the mass enclosed within a galaxy’s radius.

• Alexis ClairautNarrower topic: Clairaut applied Newtonian attraction to explain Earth’s figure.

• Orbit of the MoonNarrower topic: Earth’s attraction supplies the dominant force bending the Moon’s path.

• Bondi accretionRelated: The original model treats the accretor's gravitational field in this nonrelativistic approximation.

• Tests of general relativityCompared with: It succeeds in weak fields but misses effects such as Mercury’s residual perihelion precession.

• Curved spacetimeCompared with: It treats gravity as a force, unlike the geometric account of general relativity.

• Galaxy rotation problemRelated: Visible matter under Newtonian gravity predicts declining speeds beyond most of a galaxy’s mass.

• History of general relativityCompared with: General relativity replaces its instantaneous force picture with dynamical spacetime curvature.

• Loránd EötvösNarrower topic: Eötvös's tests examined a foundational assumption about how matter responds to Newtonian gravity.

• Geodesics in general relativityCompared with: It explains falling with force and acceleration rather than motion along spacetime geodesics.

• Mathematics of general relativityCompared with: It is the weak-field, slow-motion limit that general relativity must recover.

• RelativityCompared with: It contrasts with general relativity’s account of gravity as spacetime curvature.