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VARIOUS attempts have been made to place limits on the timevariability of gravity through observations of astrophysical objects. We demonstrate that contrary to previous studies1,2, no useful limits can be obtained from observations of N-body systems such as galaxies and star-clusters.
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MARCHANT, A., MANSFIELD, V. Evolution of dynamical systems with time-varying gravity. Nature 270, 699–700 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/270699a0
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