Author: Sir Issac Newton
He was an English physicist and mathematician, arguably the most influential scientist of the scientific revolution. Newton also made seminal contributions to optics and shared credit for creating the math of calculus. He also created formulated the law of motion and universal gravitation.
Context: The time this was written was the time of the scientific revolution. This was characterized by the change of beliefs and changes of thoughts. This led to the advancements of using science, and reason to answer questions rather than use religion.
Summary: Issac Newton start out by describing matter and the idea that God created this matter impenetrable moveable particles. He describes the first creation in which all of these particles were made and consolidated. He discusses how no matter how these objects were created no amount of chaos could have resulted the the calm solar system. He says that God and the Principles of motion were the cause for this and not yet known. He compares this to the perfect uniformity of an animal bodies. He also touches upon the idea that matter have different densities and forces. He then tells how people must analyse using experiments and observation to understand the universe.
Quote: "This Analysis consists in making Experiments and Observations, and in drawing general Conclusions from them by Induction, and admitting of no Objections against the Conclusions, but such as are taken from Experiments, or other certain Truths."
Good quote selection! (Notice the seemingly random use of capital letters...)
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