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Chapter Iv.--Sequel to the Epoch of Newton, Continued. Verification

History of the Inductive Sciences, From the Earliest to the Present Time · William Whewell — chapter 1 of 210 · ~101 words · public domain

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AND COMPLETION OF THE NEWTONIAN THEORY.

Sect. 1. Division of the Subject. 433 Sect. 2. Application of the Newtonian Theory to the Moon. 434 Sect. 3. " " " " Planets, Satellites, and Earth. 438 Sect. 4. Application of the Newtonian Theory to Secular Inequalities. 444 Sect. 5. " " " " to the new Planets.446 Sect. 6. " " " " to Comets. 449 Sect. 7. " " " " to the Figure of the Earth. 452 Sect. 8. Confirmation of the Newtonian Theory by Experiments on Attraction. 456 Sect. 9. Application of the Newtonian Theory to the Tides. 457

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