Newton Reached the Conclusion That the Universe Must Consist of an Infinite

question 73

Multiple Choice

Newton reached the conclusion that the universe must consist of an infinite expanse of stars because

• A) he and his colleagues had observed the uniform distribution of stars all over the sky.
• B) he was unable to detect the movement of stars around a common center, which his theory required for stability against collapse in a finite universe.
• C) of his religious conviction that the creator would create nothing less than an infinite universe.
• D) he reasoned that if stars were not uniformly distributed everywhere, then denser portions of the universe would clump together under their own gravity.

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