Sect. XII.
of Natural Philopoſophy.
291
Scholium.
The attractions of ſphærical bodies being now
explained, it comes next in order to treat of the
laws of attraction in other bodies conſiſting in like
manner of attractive particles; but to treat of them
particularly is not neceſſary to my deſign. It will be
ſufficient to ſubjoin ſome general propoſitions relating
to the forces of ſuch bodies, and the motions thence
ariſing, becauſe the knowledge of theſe will be of ſome
little uſe in philoſophical enquiries.