haʊˈɛvɚ, hɪz ɐsˈɜːʃən ðˌæɾə kənˈɛkʃən ɛɡzˈɪstᵻd bᵻtwˌiːn ðə ɡɹˈoʊθ ʌv nˈɑːlɪdʒ ænd ðɪ ˈɑːɹt ʌv wˈɔːɹ, ænd ðæt bɐlˈɪstɪks plˈeɪd ɐ sˈɛntɹəl pˈɑːɹt ʌv fˈɪzɪks ænd nˈuːtənz wˈɜːld, wʌz vjˈuːd wɪð kˈiːn ˈɪntɹɛst.
However, his assertion that a connection existed between the growth of knowledge and the art of war, and that ballistics played a central part of physics and Newton's world, was viewed with keen interest.