'''Heaviness''' or [[weight]] of a body on the [[earth]]'s surface was [[explanation in science|explained]] by [[Newton]] in terms of the physical forces as [[Cause and effect|caused]] by the attraction of the whole earth upon given body.<ref name="KelvinTides">{{cite web |title=August 25, 1882 |author=W. Thomson (Lord Kelvin) |publisher= The British Association, The Glasgow Science Lectures Association | '''Heaviness''' or [[weight]] of a body on the [[earth]]'s surface was [[explanation in science|explained]] by [[Newton]] in terms of the physical forces as [[Cause and effect|caused]] by the attraction of the whole earth upon given body.<ref name="KelvinTides">{{cite web |title=August 25, 1882 |author=W. Thomson (Lord Kelvin) |publisher= The British Association, The Glasgow Science Lectures Association |