GRAVITATION, n. The tendency of all bodies to approach one another wit… — The Devil's Dictionary
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GRAVITATION, n. The tendency of all bodies to approach one another with a strength proportion to the quantity of matter they contain-- the quantity of matter they contain being ascertained by the strength of their tendency to approach one another. This is a lovely and edifying illustration of how science, having made A the proof of B, makes B the proof of A.
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