Quoting 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 | Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press |
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Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy |
Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University.
11I]t is essential to deal with the same set of particles throughout the time interval[ | ] Consequently, the mass of the system can not change during the time of interest |
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I Bernard Cohen Peter M | Any single force is only one aspect of a mutual interaction between two bodies |