 | Isaac Newton - 1730 - 432 pages
...of the reflecting Body, but by fome power of the Body which is evenly diffufed all over its Surface, and by which it acts upon the Ray without immediate...For that the parts of Bodies do act upon Light at a diftance mall be fhewn hereafter. Now if Light be reflected, not by impinging on the folid parts of... | |
 | Isaac Newton - 1730 - 403 pages
...the reflecting Body, but by ibme power of _ the Bo* dy which is evenly dimifed all over its Surface^ 'and by which it acts upon the Ray without immediate Contact. For that the farts .of Bodies do ad; upon Light at a diftance mall be Ihewn hereafter. Now if Light- be reflected,... | |
 | Richard Helsham - 1767 - 458 pages
...a fmgle point of the reflecting body, ** but by forne power of the body, which is evenly " diflufed all over its furface, and by which it acts " upon the ray without immediate contact." it When an object is feen by reflexion from a plain fpeculum^ its image appears as far behind the fpeculu;;}^... | |
 | George Adams - 1794 - 604 pages
...effected by the reflecting body, but by fome power of the body which is regularly diffufed all over it's furface, and by which it acts upon the ray without immediate contact, fo that it is reflected before it arrives at the furface. A ray of light can fall but two ways upon... | |
 | Richard Helsham - 1802 - 500 pages
...is fcarce otherwife to be folved, '' than by faying, that the reflection of a ray is effect:*' ed, not by a fingle point of the reflecting body, *' but...it acts ** upon the ray without immediate contact." Now taking it for granted, that this repelling power is the true caufe of reflection, if it be fuppofed... | |
 | Richard S. Westfall - 1983 - 934 pages
...of the reflecting Body, but by some power of the Body which is evenly diffused all over its Surface, and by which it acts upon the Ray without immediate...For that the parts of Bodies do act upon Light at a distance shall be shewn hereafter.44 He proceeded then to argue that bodies reflect and refract light... | |
 | Richard S. Westfall - 1994 - 356 pages
...of the reflecting Body, but by some power of the Body which is evenly diffused all over its Surface, and by which it acts upon the Ray without immediate...For that the parts of Bodies do act upon Light at a distance shall be shewn hereafter. He proceeded then to argue that bodies reflect and refract light... | |
 | Andre Koch Torres Assis - 1994 - 292 pages
...of the reflecting body, but by some power of the body which is evenly diffused all over its surface, and by which it acts upon the ray without immediate...For that the parts of bodies do act upon light at a distance shall be shewn hereafter." Book Three, Query I: "Do not bodies act upon light at a distance,... | |
 | Denis Weaire, Patrick Kelly, David Attis - 2000 - 450 pages
...the reflexion of a ray is effect** ed, not by a fingle point of the reflecting body, "' but by fotne power of the body, which is evenly " diffufed all...it acts " upon the ray; without immediate contact." Now taking it for granted, that this repelling power is the true caufe of reflexion, if it be fuppofed... | |
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Ray is effected, not by a single point of the reflecting Body, but by some power of the Body which is evenly diffused all over its Surface, and by which it acts upon the Ray without immediate Contact. 