CONTENTS 



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I INTRODUCTION 1 



II THE AUTHOR'S THEORIES OUTLINED 30 



III NEWTON'S THEORY OF PLANETARY MOTIONS 66 



IV THE PRIME RESULTANT 99 



V THE LAW OF EQUILIBRIUM 128 



VI THE TIDES 157 



VII THE AUTHOR'S THEORY OF THE TIDES 184 



VIII THE NEBULAR HYPOTHESIS 213 



IX KECENT COSMOGONIES 231 



X THE SUN 266 



XI THE STARS AND NEBULAE 293 



XII GRAVISTATIC HEAT 314 



XIII THE PLANETS MARS AND VENUS 345 



XIV THE MOON . ,.364 



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