 A few years ago magnetism was to us an occult power, affecting only a few bodies, now it is found to influence all bodies, and to possess the most intimate relations with electricity, heat, chemical action, light, crystallization, and through it, with...  The American Journal of Science and Arts - Page 1691865Full view - About this book
 | Royal Society (Great Britain) - 1869 - 658 pages
...attraction as an object of study. A few years ago magnetism was to us an occult power affecting only a few bodies ; now it is found to influence all bodies,...present state of things, well feel urged to continue in our labours, encouraged by the hope of bringing it into a bond of union with gravity itself." He... | |
 | Bence Jones, Michael Faraday - 1870 - 534 pages
...attraction as an object of study. A few years ago, magnetism was to us an occult power, affecting only a few bodies ; now it is found to influence all bodies,...relations with electricity, heat, chemical action, light, crystallisation, and through it, with the forces concerned in cohesion ; and we may, in the present... | |
 | Bentham Simpson - 1873 - 200 pages
...attraction as an object of study. A few years ago magnetism was to us an occult power, affecting only a few bodies; now it is found to influence all bodies,...through it, with the forces concerned in cohesion; jnd wo may, in the present stato of things, well feel urged to continue in our labours, encouraged... | |
 | Richard Wormell - 1882 - 366 pages
...attraction as an object of study. A few years ago magnetism was to us an occult power affecting only a few bodies ; now it is found to influence all bodies,...present state of things well feel urged to continue in our labours, encouraged by the hope of bringing it into a bond of union with gravity itself." Laboratory... | |
 | University of the State of New York - 1883 - 174 pages
...words, as quoted by Tyndall: "A few years ago magnetism was to us an occult power, affecting only a few bodies. Now it is found to influence all bodies,...through it with the forces concerned in cohesion; and we t"ay, in the present state of tilings, well feel urged to continue our labors, encouraged by the hope... | |
 | William T. Jeans - 1887 - 356 pages
...attraction as an object of study. A few years ago, magnetism was to us an occult power affecting only a few bodies: now it is found to influence all bodies,...relations with electricity, heat, chemical action, light, crystallisation, and, through it, with the forces concerned in cohesion." He thought there was in crystals... | |
 | John Tyndall - 1890 - 206 pages
...attraction as an object of study. A few years ago magnetism was to us an occult power, affecting only a few bodies, now it is found to influence all bodies,...present state of things, well feel urged to continue in our labours, encouraged by the hope of bringing it into a bond of union with gravity itself.' SUPPLEMENTARY... | |
 | 1895 - 710 pages
...more and more their importance. A few years ago, magnetism was to us an occult power, affecting only a few bodies; now it is found to influence all bodies,...present state of things, well feel urged to continue in our labors, encouraged by the hope of bringing it into a bond of union with gravity itself." Dr.... | |
 | 1895 - 490 pages
...develop more and more their importance. 11 A few years ago magnetism was an occult force, affe&ing only a few bodies; now it is found to influence all bodies, and to possess the most intimate relation with electricity, heat, chemical action, light, crystallisation ; and through it the forces... | |
 | 1895 - 454 pages
...develop more and more their importance. "A few years ago magnetism was an occult force, affecting only a few bodies; now it is found to influence all bodies, and to possess the most intimate relation with eleetricity, heat, chemical action, light, crystallisation ; and through it the forces... | |
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