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... æther . Con- formably to his opinion respecting the disposition of the æther around each body , and around each of its material constituent particles , he considered that the variations of its density between a body and a vacuum , or ...
... æther . Con- formably to his opinion respecting the disposition of the æther around each body , and around each of its material constituent particles , he considered that the variations of its density between a body and a vacuum , or ...
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... æther , at different dis- tances from the surface of bodies , suf- fices to determine their mutual tendency towards one another ; a consideration which he again brought forward in the Queries annexed to his Optics ( in 1704 ) , after he ...
... æther , at different dis- tances from the surface of bodies , suf- fices to determine their mutual tendency towards one another ; a consideration which he again brought forward in the Queries annexed to his Optics ( in 1704 ) , after he ...
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... æther , transmitted to the organ of vision ; while the light of Newton is a substance entirely distinct , which , thrown into the æther , impresses upon , or re- ceives from it , peculiar motions , by means of which it acts upon us ...
... æther , transmitted to the organ of vision ; while the light of Newton is a substance entirely distinct , which , thrown into the æther , impresses upon , or re- ceives from it , peculiar motions , by means of which it acts upon us ...
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