CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME. Vii 



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3. Moon's Gravity to the Earth 165 



4. Mutual Attraction of all the Celestial Bodies . .171 

 5. Particles of Matter . . 181 



Reflections on the Discovery ... . 187 



Character of Newton 190 



CHAPTER III. SEQUEL TO THE EPOCH OF NEWTON. RECEP- 

 TION OF THE NEWTONIAN THEORY. 



Sect. 1. General Remarks . . . .195 

 Sect. 2. Reception of the Newtonian Theory in England . 197 

 Sect. 3. abroad . 205 



CHAPTER IV. SEQUEL TO THE EPOCH OF NEWTON, CON- 

 TINUED. VERIFICATION AND COMPLETION OF THE NEW- 

 TONIAN THEORY. 



Sect. I. Division of the Subject ..... 213 

 Sect. 2. Application of the Newtonian Theory to the Moon 214 



Sect. 8. Confirmation of the Newtonian Theory by Expe- 

 riments on Attraction . . . . 251 

 Sect. 9. Application of the Newtonian Theory to the Tides 253 



CHAPTER V. DISCOVERIES ADDED TO THE NEWTONIAN 

 THEORY. 



Sect. 1. Tables of Astronomical Refraction . . . 260 



Sect. 2. Discovery of the Velocity of Light. Romer . 262 



Sect. 3. Discovery of Aberration. Bradley . . . 264 



Sect. 4. Discovery of Nutation 266 



Sect. 5. Discovery of the Laws of Double Stars. The two 



Herschels 268 



