 That gravity should be innate, inherent and essential to matter, so that one body may act upon another at a distance through a vacuum, without the mediation of any thing else, by and through which their action and force may be conveyed from one to another,...  Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh - Page 573by Royal Society of Edinburgh - 1872Full view - About this book
 | 1847 - 900 pages
...the Newtonian theory. The truth is, Newton himself entertained no such idea. Witness "his own words : "That gravity should be innate, inherent, and essential to matter, so that one body may act on another at a distance, through a vacuum, without the mediation of anything else, by and through... | |
 | 1847 - 28 pages
...of something else, which is not material, operate on and affect other matter without mutual contact. That gravity should be innate, inherent, and essential to matter, so that one body may act on another, at a distance, through a vacuum, without the mediation of anything else, by and through... | |
 | Francis Bowen - 1849 - 500 pages
...first conceived the theory, and verified it by application. " That gravity," says Sir Isaac Newton, " should be innate, inherent, and essential to matter,...distance through a vacuum, without the mediation of any thing else, by and through wlu'ch their action and force may be conveyed from one to another, is... | |
 | Francis Bowen - 1849 - 526 pages
...first conceived the theory, and verified it by application. " That gravity," says Sir Isaac Newton, " should be innate, inherent, and essential to matter,...distance through a vacuum, without the mediation of any thing else, by and through which their action and force may be conveyed from one to another, is... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1854 - 538 pages
...in the sense of Epicurus, be essential and inherent in it. And this is one reason why I desired that you would not ascribe innate gravity to me. That gravity...and essential to matter, so that one body may act on another, through a vacuum, without the mediation of anything else, by and through which their action... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1854 - 536 pages
...in the sense of Epicurus, be essential and inherent in it. And this is one reason why I desired that you would not ascribe innate gravity to me. That gravity...and essential to matter, so that one body may act on another, through a vacuum, without the mediation of anything else, by and through which their action... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1854 - 536 pages
...Epicurus, be essential and inherent in it. And this is one reason why I desired that you would not ascrihe innate gravity to me. That gravity should be innate,...and essential to matter, so that one body may act on another, through a vacuum, without the mediation of anything else, by and through which their action... | |
 | Francis Bowen - 1855 - 512 pages
...first conceived the theory, and verified it by application. " That gravity," says Sir Isaac Newton, "-should be innate, inherent, and essential to matter,...body may act upon another at a distance through a ractntm, without the mediation of any thing else, by and through which their action and force may be... | |
 | 1855 - 614 pages
...matter was not a sufficient or satisfactory thought for a philosopher. That gravity should be innato, inherent, and essential to matter, so that one body may act upon another at я distance through a vacuum, without the mediation of anything else, by and through which their action... | |
 | 1856 - 430 pages
...attraction of different portions of matter was not a sufficient or satisfactory thought for the philosopher. That gravity should be innate, inherent, and essential...distance through a vacuum without the mediation of any thing else, by and through which their action and force may be conveyed from one to another, is,... | |
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