An example of 3ʳᵈ order abstraction about time and place is the work of
A) Newton on gravity
B) Galileo and falling bodies
C) Kepler and the motion of the planets
D) neither a, b or c
E) a, b and c

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Newton's laws of motion, Galileo's studies on the motion of falling bodies, and Kepler's laws of planetary motion all involve abstract concepts that do not directly relate to specific times or places, making them examples of 3rd order abstraction.

An Example of 3ʳᵈ Order Abstraction About Time and Place