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The synthesis consists in assuming the Causes discovered and established as Principles, and by them explaining the Phænomena proceeding from them, and proving the explanations.

Isaac Newton

All knowledge and understanding of the Universe was no more than playing with stones and shells on the seashore of the vast imponderable ocean of truth.
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Knowledge Play Sea Shell Stone Truth Understand Universe
To me there has never been a higher source of earthly honor or distinction than that connected with advances in science.
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Advance Connection Earth Honour Science
I feign no hypotheses.
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Hypothesis Mathematics
It is the weight, not numbers of experiments that is to be regarded.
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Experiment Number Regard Science Weight
Centripetal force is the force by which bodies are drawn from all sides, are impelled, or in any way tend, toward some point as to a center.
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Body Force Science
Nothing can be divided into more parts than it can possibly be constituted of. But matter (i.e. finite) cannot be constituted of infinite parts.
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Infinite Matter Possible Science
Therefore, the causes assigned to natural effects of the same kind must be, so far as possible, the same.
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Cause Effect Natural Possible Science
The centre of the system of the world is immovable.
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Centre Move Science System World
I keep the subject of my inquiry constantly before me, and wait till the first dawning opens gradually, by little and little, into a full and clear light.
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Clear Constant Inquiry Light Subject
Therefore to the same natural effects we must, as far as possible, assign the same causes.
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Assign Cause Effect Natural Possible
Pictures, propagated by motion along the fibers of the optic nerves in the brain, are the cause of vision.
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Brain Cause Fiber Motion Nerve Photograph Vision
Hypotheses should be subservient only in explaining the properties of things but not assumed in determining them, unless so far as they may furnish experiments.
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Determination Experiment Explanation Hypothesis Property
In the absence of any other proof, the thumb alone would convince me of God’s existence.
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Absence Convince Existence God Proof Thumb
An object that is at rest will tend to stay at rest. An object that is in motion will tend to stay in motion.
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Motion Object Science Stay
Godliness consists in the knowledge love & worship of God, Humanity in love, righteousness & good offices towards man.
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Consist God Knowledge Love Man Worship
If others would think as hard as I did, then they would get similar results.
ISAAC NEWTON

Believe Business Positive Result Success Thinking

The synthesis consists in assuming the Causes discovered and established as Principles, and by them explaining the Phænomena proceeding from them, and proving the explanations.

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