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" ... else, by and through which their action and force may be conveyed from one to another, is to me so great an absurdity that I believe no man, who has in philosophical matters a competent faculty of thinking, can ever fall into it. Gravity must be caused... "
The British Quarterly Review - Page 328
1882
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Four Letters from Sir Isaac Newton to Doctor Bentley: Containing Some ...

Isaac Newton - God - 1756 - 50 pages
...competent Faculty of thinking, can ever fall into it. Gravity muft be caufed by an Agent acting conftantly according to certain Laws ; but whether this Agent be material or immaterial, I have left to the Confideration of my Readers, Your fourth Affertion, that the World could not be formed by innate Gravity...
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 23

Books - 1760 - 556 pages
...opinion is againft me. Sir Ifaac Newton fays, " Gravity muft be " caufed by an agent, a&ing contrary, according to certain " laws ; but whether this agent be material or immaterial, " I have left to the confideration of my Readers." Here Sir Ifaac plainly allows, that matter is an agent, and a6b ; but...
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Illustrations of the Literary History of the Eighteenth Century ..., Volume 4

John Nichols, John Bowyer Nichols - Authors, English - 1822 - 940 pages
...competent faculty of thinking can ever fall into it. Gravity must be caused by an agent acting constantly according to certain laws ; but whether this agent...immaterial, I have left to the consideration of my readers. " Your fourth assertion, that the world could not be formed by innate gravity alone, you confirm by...
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The theology of the early patriarchs, illustrated by an appeal to ..., Volume 1

Thomas Tregenna Biddulph - 1825 - 520 pages
...competent faculty of thinking, can ever fall into it. Gravity must be caused by an agent acting constantly according to certain laws ; but whether this agent...immaterial, I have left to the consideration of my readers." * " The immense void betwixt the celestial bodies has with great impropriety been determined an absolute...
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Natural Theology: Or, Essays on the Existence of Deity and of ..., Volume 1

Alexander Crombie - Future life - 1829 - 662 pages
...competent faculty of thinking, can ever fall into it. Gravity must be caused by an agent, acting constantly according to certain laws. But whether this agent...immaterial, I have left to the consideration of my readers." It is evident, then, that he considered gravity to be an effect. It is also evident, that in the second...
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The Works of Richard Bentley, D. D.

Richard Bentley - Classical poetry - 1838 - 574 pages
...competent faculty of thinking, can ever fall into it. Gravity must be caused by an agent acting constantly according to certain laws ; but whether this agent...immaterial, I have left to the consideration of my readers. Your fourth assertion, that the world could not be formed by innate gravity alone, you confirm by three...
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Proceedings, Volume 24

Royal Society of Edinburgh - Science - 1904 - 724 pages
...competent faculty of thinking can ever fall into it. Gravity must be caused by an agent acting constantly according to certain laws ; but whether this agent...immaterial, I have left to the consideration of my readers." If the action of the sun on the earth were a pulling or attracting action, then, unless it were perfectly...
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Experimental Researches in Electricity: Series 19-29 [Phil. trans., 1846-52 ...

Michael Faraday - Electricity - 1855 - 632 pages
...competent faculty of thinking can ever fall into. Gravity must be cnused by an agent acting constantly according to certain laws ; but whether this agent...immaterial I have left to the consideration of my readers." See the third letter to Bentlev. necessarily touch much upon the idea of lines of physical force ;...
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Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume 3

Michael Faraday - Electricity - 1855 - 614 pages
...competent faculty of thinking can ever fall into it. Gravity must be caused by :m agent acting constantly according to certain laws ; but whether this agent...or immaterial I have left to the consideration of mj readers." See the third letter to Bentley. necessarily touch much upon the idea of lines of physical...
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Mechanics' Magazine, Volume 66

Technology - 1857 - 664 pages
...ever fall into it. Gravity muse be caused by an agent, acting constantly according to certain lawi ; but whether this agent be material or immaterial I have left to the consideration of my readers. " — Ste Neit'ton't Third Letter to Bcntlty. 294 HEAIVDER'S LECTURES. to force communicated by impact,...
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