To his contemporaries, what did Sir Isaac Newton seem to reveal the universe to be?

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bezimeni [28]3 years ago

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Answer:

A designed, mechanical system -- like a constantly functioning clock.

Explanation:

Newton explained the universe and its functioning in his landmark work, <em>Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy </em>(1687). He pulled together the work of other key figures of the Scientific Revolution. His organized theory of universal gravitation gave the impression of the universe as a mathematical system that functioned like clockwork. Newton and others of the Scientific Revolution saw God behind the design of this system, as the "great watchmaker" who designed the universe as a perpetual watch or clock that could run on perpetually in predictable fashion.

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