History of the inductive sciences from the earliest to the present time v. 2, Volume 2D. Appleton and Company, 1858 |
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... distinct apprehension of the kind of motion of the air by which sound is diffused , was beyond the reach of the ancient philosophers , and made its way into the world long after- wards . It was by no means easy to reconcile the nature ...
... distinct apprehension of the kind of motion of the air by which sound is diffused , was beyond the reach of the ancient philosophers , and made its way into the world long after- wards . It was by no means easy to reconcile the nature ...
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... distinct apprehension of it is a step essential to the physical part of the sciences now under notice ; for it is by means of such pulses , or undulations , that not only sound , but light , and probably heat , are propagated . We ...
... distinct apprehension of it is a step essential to the physical part of the sciences now under notice ; for it is by means of such pulses , or undulations , that not only sound , but light , and probably heat , are propagated . We ...
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... distinct kinds , and that , by their composition , they form white light . This is true of colors as far as their analysis and composition by refraction are concerned ; but Hooke maintained that all natural colors are produced by ...
... distinct kinds , and that , by their composition , they form white light . This is true of colors as far as their analysis and composition by refraction are concerned ; but Hooke maintained that all natural colors are produced by ...
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... distinct form . We may judge of the difficulty of taking firmly hold of the concep- tion of transverse vibrations of the ether , as those which constitute light , by observing how long the great philosophers of whom we are speaking ...
... distinct form . We may judge of the difficulty of taking firmly hold of the concep- tion of transverse vibrations of the ether , as those which constitute light , by observing how long the great philosophers of whom we are speaking ...
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... distinct , must not be put in competition , and , indeed , ought scarcely to be mentioned , with the elegant , simple , and comprehensive theory of Young , -a theory which , if not founded in nature , is certainly one of the happiest ...
... distinct , must not be put in competition , and , indeed , ought scarcely to be mentioned , with the elegant , simple , and comprehensive theory of Young , -a theory which , if not founded in nature , is certainly one of the happiest ...
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Page 579 - Each cast at the other, as when two black clouds, With heaven's artillery fraught, come rattling on Over the Caspian ; then stand front to front, Hovering a space, till winds the signal blow To join their dark encounter in mid air...
Page 297 - I at first laid down, namely, that the chemical power of a current of electricity is in direct proportion to the absolute quantity of electricity which passes (377, 783).
Page 583 - The Author of nature has not given laws to the universe, which, like the institutions of men, carry in themselves the elements of their own destruction. He has not permitted, in His works, any symptom of infancy or of old age, or any sign by which we may estimate either their future or their past duration.
Page 567 - The tawny lion, pawing to get free His hinder parts, then springs, as broke from bonds, And rampant shakes his brinded mane...
Page 518 - Thus, though his general ideas obtained universal currency, he did not assume his due prominence as a geologist. In 1818, a generous attempt was made to direct a proper degree of public gratitude to him, in an article in the Edinburgh Review, the production of Dr. Fitton, a distinguished English geologist. And when the eminent philosopher, Wollaston, had bequeathed to the Geological Society of London a fund from which a gold medal was to be awarded to geological services, the first of such medals...
Page 270 - Subterranea, he speaks of the chemists as a strange class of mortals, impelled by an almost insane impulse to seek their pleasure among smoke and vapor, soot and flame, poisons and poverty. " Yet among all these evils," he says, " I seem to myself to live so sweetly, that, may I die if I would change places with the Persian king.
Page 464 - He heard and saw all this, with much interest and distinct comprehension ; but when I had done, he shook his head and said : ' This is no experiment, this is an idea.
Page 294 - My desire to escape from trade, which I thought vicious and selfish, and to enter into the service of Science, which I imagined made its pursuers amiable and liberal, induced me at last to take the bold and simple step of writing to Sir H. Davy...
Page 260 - Anon out of the earth a fabric huge Rose, like an exhalation, with the sound Of dulcet symphonies and voices sweet, Built like a temple, where pilasters round Were set, and Doric pillars overlaid With golden architrave ; nor did there want Cornice or frieze with bossy sculptures graven ; The roof was fretted gold.
Page 251 - An account of several new Instruments and Processes for determining the Constants of a Voltaic Circuit.