"With an audacious step in the service or scienti hegemony, Newton united the physics governing both
heaven and earth and declared the force of gravity to
be the invisible hand at work in each
realm." (Paragraph 2)
How does this sentence help to develop a central idea
of the text?
O 1. It provides evidence that Newton's abilities far
exceeded those of any other scientist,
whether in his own time or in later centuries.
2. It adds details to the explanation of Newton's
theory of gravity by showing how gravity
influences the motion of specific objects.
03. It suggests that Newton's theory of gravity
severely shocked the scientific community and
met with resistance before it was finally
accepted as a universal theory.
4. It highlights that by developing a universal
principle that applies equally to the gown
world and to the distant unknown, Newton did
something of great scientific significance