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    Supports→Planetary motion is irregular rather than uniform on an eccentric circle, contrary to the Copernican assumption.

    Causal explanations in physics must posit mechanisms proportional to their effects; a physically real solar motive force varying with distance causally necessitates velocity variation, not mere correlation.

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    Causal explanation(one way to explain human actions)
    An explanation of why something happened based on what caused it to happen.
    Causally necessitates(as used in philosophy of causation and logic)
    When something directly forces or requires another thing to happen, rather than just being connected to it. If A causally necessitates B, then B pretty much has to happen whenever A happens.
    Mechanism (in physics/philosophy)(in understanding causation)
    The actual physical process or 'how' that makes something happen—the gears and levers behind an effect, not just a rule describing it.
    Mere correlation(contrasted with actual causation in this statement)
    Two things happening together or in a pattern, but with no actual causal connection between them—they could be coincidental.

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    Physically real(as used in philosophy of physics)
    Actually exists in the world and has real effects, rather than being just a useful trick we made up for calculations.
    Proportional (in causal contexts)(when discussing whether causes fit their effects)
    Matching in size or strength; if a cause grows stronger, the effect should grow stronger in a matching way.
    Solar motive force(as a historical example of a proposed mechanism)
    An imagined invisible push or pull from the sun that would make planets move; Newton's era alternative to modern gravitational theory.

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