The attractive force of the earth acts to the greatest distance, and is observed in the fall of the moon, which is continually drawn towards the earth.
— Isaac Newton Early Modern

Laws of motion and gravity

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From 'Principia Mathematica', Book III, Proposition IV, Theorem IV

Date / Period

1687

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Strange & Unusual

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https://books.google.com/books?id=h38UAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA408

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