“ Newton supposed that the case of the planet was similar to that of [a ball spun around on the end of an elastic string]; that it was always pulled in the direction of the sun, and that this attraction… — William Kingdon Clifford Copy Share Image
Newton supposed that all matter attracted other matter inversely according to the square of the distance; and the hypothesis was found to account for the whole movements of the heavenly bodies; which all became verifications of what Newton supposed to… — James McCosh Copy Share Image
![“Newton supposed that the case of the planet was similar to that of [a ball spun around on the end of an elastic string]; that it was always pulled in the direction of the sun, and that this attraction or pulling of the sun produced the revolution of the planet, in the same way that the traction or…” quote by William Kingdon Clifford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/860/william-kingdon-clifford-17148_cause_newton-supposed-that-the-case-of-the-pla_381195.jpg)
