Stones by falling upon Water put the Water into an undulating Motion, and all Bodies by percussion excite vibrations in the Air, so the Rays of Light, by impinging on any refracting or reflecting Surface, excite vibrations in the refracting or reflecting... The Theory of Light - Page 18by Thomas Preston - 1890 - 574 pagesFull view - About this book
| Isaac Newton - 1730 - 432 pages
...exciting them agitate the folid parts of the refracting or reflecting Body, and by agitating them caufe the Body to grow warm or hot; that the vibrations thus excited are pfopagated in the refracting or reflecting Medium or Subftance, much after the manner that vibrations... | |
| Isaac Newton - 1730 - 403 pages
...exciting, them agitate the folid parts of ' the refracting or. reflecting Body, and by agitating them caufe the, Body to grow warm or hot; that the vibrations...propagated in the refracting or reflecting Medium. or Subllance, much after the manner that vibra- • tions are propagated in the -Air for cauiing • Sound,... | |
| William Nicholson - 1787 - 446 pages
...exciting them, agitate the folid parts of the refracting or reflecting body, and by agitating them, caufe the body to grow warm or hot; that the vibrations...propagated in the refracting or reflecting medium or fubftance much after the manner that vibrations are propagated in the air for caufing found, and move... | |
| William Nicholson - 1805 - 446 pages
...exciting them, agitate the folid parts of the refracting or reflecting body, and by agitating them, caufe the body to grow warm or hot; that the vibrations thus excited are propagated in the tefracting or reflecting medium or fubftance much after the manner that vibrations are propagated in... | |
| 1832 - 640 pages
...so the rays of light, by impinging on any refracting or reflecting surface, excite vibrations in the refracting or reflecting medium or substance, and...refracting or reflecting body, and by agitating them cause them to grow warm or hoi ; that the vibrations thus excited are propagated in the refracting or reflecting... | |
| Thomas Webster - 1837 - 512 pages
...the rays of lighti by infringing on any refracting or reflecting surface, excite vibrations in the refracting or reflecting medium or substance, and by exciting them agitate the sob'd parts of the refracting or reflecting body, and by agitating them cause the body to grow warm... | |
| 1852 - 1080 pages
...so the rays of light, by impinging on any refracting or reflecting surface, excite vibrations in the refracting or reflecting medium or substance, and...refracting or reflecting body, and by agitating them cause them to grow warm or hot; that the vibrations thus excited are propagated in the refracting or reflecting... | |
| Layman - 1881 - 168 pages
...or reflecting surface, excite vibrations in the refracting or reflecting medium or substance ; . . . that the vibrations thus excited are propagated in...vibrations are propagated in the air for causing sound. . . . But whether this hypothesis be true or false I do not here consider" The last sentence italicised... | |
| John Michels (Journalist) - 1928 - 676 pages
.... . . Rays of Light, by impinging on any refracting or reflecting Surface, excite vibrations in the refracting or reflecting Medium or Substance, and...the Air for causing Sound, and move faster than the Bays so as to overtake them; and that when any Ray is in that part of the vibration which conspires... | |
| History of Science Society - 1928 - 394 pages
...Earth." "Rays of Light, by impinging on any refracting or reflecting Surface, excite vibrations in the refracting or reflecting Medium or Substance, and...refracting or reflecting Medium or Substance, much [3*3 after the manner that vibrations are propagated in the Air for causing Sound, and move faster... | |
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