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in which the laws of gravitation are always
summarised in histories and text-books, do
not appear in the Principia ; but, though
they must have been composed by some
early commentator, it does not appear that
their origin has been traced. Nor does it
appear that Newton ever extended the law
beyond the Solar System, and probably his
caution would have led him to avoid any
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