 If it consisted in pression or motion, propagated either in an instant, or in time, it would bend into the shadow. For pression or motion cannot be propagated in a fluid in right lines beyond an obstacle which stops part of the motion, but will bend and...  Light - Page 186by Richard Cockburn Maclaurin - 1909 - 251 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Isaac Newton - 1730 - 403 pages
...MotioB, propagated either in an inftant or in time, it would bend * * into the Shadow. For Preffion -or Motion cannot be propagated in a Fluid in- right Lines, beyond an Obftacle which flops part of the Motion, but will bend and fpread every way into the • quiefcent... | |
 | Regnault (Père, Noël) - 1731 - 492 pages
...Motion, propagated either in an Inftint or in Time, it would bend into the Shadow. For Preffion or Motion cannot be propagated in a F'luid in right Lines beyond an Obftacle which Hops Part of the Motion, but will bend and fpread every Way into the quiescent Medium... | |
 | Royal Society (Great Britain) - 1802 - 638 pages
...motion, propagated " either in an instant, or in time, it would bend into the shadow. " For pression or motion cannot be propagated in a fluid in " right...which stops part of them, bend afterwards, and dilate them" selves gradually into the quiet water behind the obstacle. " The waves, pulses, or vibrations... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1802 - 752 pages
...motion, propagated either in an inftant, or in time, it would bend into the lhadow. For preflion or motion cannot be propagated in a fluid in right lines beyond an obftacle which flops part of the motion, but will bend and fpread every way into the quiefcent medium... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 804 pages
...movent, and ¡n some part quietcent, it must needs be a curve line, and so no radius. Grew. Pression or motion cannot be propagated in a fluid in right lines...quiescent medium, which lies beyond the obstacle. • Newton's Opticks. QUI'ET, adj., nt, & [va Fr. quiet ; Span, and Port, (¡nieto ; I tal. QUI'ETER,... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 1839 - 814 pages
...and ¡n some part quietcent, it must needs be a curve line, and so no radius, (¡i'» . Pression or motion cannot be propagated in a fluid in right lines...motion, but will bend and spread every way into the quiacent medium, which lies beyond the obstacle. Neu;ton's Opticks. QUI'ET, adj., nt, & QUI'ETER, ns... | |
 | George Peacock - 1855 - 544 pages
...motion, propagated either in an instant or in time, it would bend into the shadow. For pression or motion cannot be propagated in a fluid in right lines...gradually into the quiet water behind the obstacle. The_wayeSj pulses*, or vibrations of the air, wherein- sounds conaist»jbend manifestly., though not... | |
 | David Brewster - 1855 - 518 pages
...or motion propagated either in an instant or in time, it would bend into the shadow. For pression or motion cannot be propagated in a fluid in right lines,...the quiescent medium which lies beyond the obstacle " And it is as difficult to explain by such hypotheses 1 Optict, edit. 3d, 1720, pp. 336, 33U. how... | |
 | George Peacock - 1855 - 602 pages
...motion, propagated either in an instant or in time, it would bend into the shadow. For pression or motion cannot be propagated in a fluid in right lines...will bend and spread every way into the quiescent medinm which lies beyond the obstacle. The waves on the surface of stagnating water, passing by the... | |
 | 1861 - 600 pages
...propagated either in an instant or in time,' urged Newton, ' it would bend into the shadow. For pressure or motion cannot be propagated in a fluid in right lines...quiescent medium which lies beyond the obstacle.' This was always an insurmountable stumbling block to the theory, until the final establishment by \... | |
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