Letters On England
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And in case its influence reaches so far, is it not very probablethat this power retains it in its orbit, and determines its motion? Butin case the moon obeys this principle (whatever it be) may we notconclude very naturally that the rest of the planets are equally subjectto it? In case this power exists (which besides is proved) it mustincrease in an inverse ratio of the squares of the distances. All, therefore, that remains is, to examine how far a heavy body, which shouldfall upon the earth ...from a moderate height, would go; and how far in thesame time, a body which should fall from the orbit of the moon, woulddescend. To find this, nothing is wanted but the measure of the earth, and the distance of the moon from it.
Thus Sir Isaac Newton reasoned. But at that time the English had but avery imperfect measure of our globe, and depended on the uncertainsupposition of mariners, who computed a degree to contain but sixtyEnglish miles, whereas it consists in reality of near seventy. As thisfalse computation did not agree with the conclusions which Sir Isaacintended to draw from them, he laid aside this pursuit.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
And in case its influence reaches so far, is it not very probablethat this power retains it in its orbit, and determines its motion? Butin case the moon obeys this principle (whatever it be) may we notconclude very naturally that the rest of the planets are equally subjectto it? In case this power exists (which besides is proved) it mustincrease in an inverse ratio of the squares of the distances. All, therefore, that remains is, to examine how far a heavy body, which shouldfall upon the earth ...from a moderate height, would go; and how far in thesame time, a body which should fall from the orbit of the moon, woulddescend. To find this, nothing is wanted but the measure of the earth, and the distance of the moon from it.
Thus Sir Isaac Newton reasoned. But at that time the English had but avery imperfect measure of our globe, and depended on the uncertainsupposition of mariners, who computed a degree to contain but sixtyEnglish miles, whereas it consists in reality of near seventy. As thisfalse computation did not agree with the conclusions which Sir Isaacintended to draw from them, he laid aside this pursuit.
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