This sentence is from the passage.
"With an audacious step in the service of scientific hegemony, Newton united the physics governing both heaven and earth and declared the force of gravity to be the invisible hand at work in each realm." (Paragraph 2)
How does this sentence help to develop a central idea of the text?
( 1. It provides evidence that Newton's abilities far
exceeded those of any other scientist, whether in his own time or in later centuries.
• 2. It adds details to the explanation of Newton's theory of gravity by showing how gravity influences the motion of specific objects.
• 3. It suggests that Newton's theory of gravity severely shocked the scientific community and met with resistance before it was finally accepted as a universal theory.
4. It highlights that by developing a universal principle that applies equally to the known world and to the distant unknown, Newton did something of great scientific significance.