I Bernard Cohen Peter M | I]t is essential to deal with the same set of particles throughout the time interval[ |
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14Quoting Newton in the Principia: It is not one action by which the Sun attracts Jupiter, and another by which Jupiter attracts the Sun; but it is one action by which the Sun and Jupiter mutually endeavour to come nearer together | Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University |
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] Consequently, the mass of the system can not change during the time of interest | Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy |
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