Emily. This was a most fortunate apple, and more worthy to be commemorated than all those that have been sung by the poets. The apple of discord for which the goddesses contended; the golden apples by which Atalanta won the race; nay, even the apple which William Tell shot from the head of his son, cannot be compared to this!
Questions
1.(Pg. [80]) Into what two classes are the planets divided, and how are they distinguished?
2.(Pg. [80]) By what reasoning do you prove that the sun contains a greater quantity of matter than any other body in the system?
3.(Pg. [81]) What two circumstances govern the force with which bodies attract each other?
4.(Pg. [81]) Were a planet removed to double its former distance from the sun, what would be the effect upon its attractive force?
5.(Pg. [81]) Why would it be reduced to one-fourth?
6.(Pg. [81]) What is meant by the square of a number, and what examples can you give?
7.(Pg. [81]) What then would be the effect of removing it to three, or four times its former distance?
8.(Pg. [81]) How is the rule upon this subject expressed?