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The value of G was first experimentally determined by:
AIsaac Newton
BGalileo Galilei
CHenry Cavendish
DAlbert Einstein
✓ Correct Answer: C — Henry Cavendish
Henry Cavendish determined the value of the universal gravitational constant G using a torsion balance.
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