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2.   Newton believed the Universe was static with the stars fixed in place for all time. In view of his theory of gravity, in which all objects attract all other objects in the Universe, how did he explain the fact that these stars would not move together under these mutual forces?

(a)   He proposed an infinite and uniform Universe, so that the gravitational forces on a star from neighboring stars would be perfectly balanced in every direction.
(b)   He proposed a limit to the range of his gravitational force such that stars a long distance apart would not attract each other.
(c)   He proposed that the Universe was filled with an invisible but viscous fluid, the ether of space, which would hold the stars in place against the pull of gravity from neighboring stars.
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