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Full Idea
This most elegant system of the sun, planets, and comets could not have arisen without the design and dominion of an intelligent and powerful being.
Gist of Idea
The elegance of the solar system requires a powerful intellect as designer
Source
Isaac Newton (Principia Mathematica [1687], Bk 3 Gen Schol)
Book Ref
Newton,Isaac: 'Philosophical Writings' [CUP 2004], p.90