The facts, however, which are observed by scientists, and which are called gravitation, are, briefly stated, that there is a pull which every body has on every other body according to its mass, and that the strength of the pull is lessened with the increase of the distance between the bodies and is increased with their nearness.
Amaqiniso, nokho, abhekwa ososayensi, futhi abizwa ngokuthi amandla adonsela phansi, kuthiwa, kukhona ukudonsela okuthi wonke umzimba unakho kuwo wonke amanye umzimba ngokwesisindo sawo, nokuthi amandla wokudonsa ancishiswa ukwanda kwebanga phakathi kwemizimba futhi lenyuka ngokusondela kwaso.