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tellect.”
The name of Flamsteed, First Astronomer
Royal, must here be mentioned as having
supplied Newton with the accurate data re-
quired for completing the theory.
The name of Edmund Halley, Second
Astronomer Royal, must ever be held in re-
pute, not only for his own discoveries, but
for the part he played in urging Newton
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