Elementary Treatise on the Wave-theory of LightLongman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1857 - 208 страници |
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... ether , which are commu- nicated from particle to particle , to its remotest bounds . This ethereal medium is supposed to pervade all space , and to be of such extreme tenuity as to afford no appreciable resistance to the motions of the ...
... ether , which are commu- nicated from particle to particle , to its remotest bounds . This ethereal medium is supposed to pervade all space , and to be of such extreme tenuity as to afford no appreciable resistance to the motions of the ...
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... whatever be the intensity of the partial waves of the ether , which are propagated laterally round any interposed obstacle , the total light resulting from their joint T FC } action must degrade rapidly ; and the 12 PROPAGATION OF LIGHT .
... whatever be the intensity of the partial waves of the ether , which are propagated laterally round any interposed obstacle , the total light resulting from their joint T FC } action must degrade rapidly ; and the 12 PROPAGATION OF LIGHT .
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... ether , — the sensation of violet being produced by the most frequent vibrations , and that of red by the least frequent . But the number of vibrations performed in a given time varies inversely as the time of a single vibration ; the ...
... ether , — the sensation of violet being produced by the most frequent vibrations , and that of red by the least frequent . But the number of vibrations performed in a given time varies inversely as the time of a single vibration ; the ...
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... ether which encompasses the Earth does not par ticipate in its motion , so that the ethereal current produced by their relative motion pervades the solid mass of the Earth " as freely , " to use the words of Young , " as the wind passes ...
... ether which encompasses the Earth does not par ticipate in its motion , so that the ethereal current produced by their relative motion pervades the solid mass of the Earth " as freely , " to use the words of Young , " as the wind passes ...
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... ether , just as a stone flung into water raises waves on its surface . This vibratory motion was supposed to be propa- gated with a velocity greater than that of the molecules ; so as to overtake them , and impress upon them the ...
... ether , just as a stone flung into water raises waves on its surface . This vibratory motion was supposed to be propa- gated with a velocity greater than that of the molecules ; so as to overtake them , and impress upon them the ...
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