help on assignment: inverse square law (1 Viewer)

[mAtboisLim]

I'm finding it hard researching a question for my assignment:
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Outline how the inverse square law has been used, in the past and present, to asssist in scientific studies.
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What would be some starting points?

Thanks!

 

[BlackJack]

I'll throw up some ideas...

mobile phone - signal strength? Previous studies on impact of phones on brains.

 

[Affinity]

classic one:

we know the apparent brightness and the distance of stars to us, the inverse square law allows us to tell how bright the stars really are.

 

[mAtboisLim]

Thank you, I've been able to find info on those.
Are there any others, perhaps particularly in the past (I know Isaac Newton used it)?

 

[Affinity]

that's to do with gravity if my memory serves me correct

 

[+:: $i[Q]u3 ::+]

gravitation & point charges?