Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review, Volumes 288-289F. Jefferies, 1967 |
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... light . If such a velocity of propagation existed , it was of course very difficult to determine it experimentally , as the velocity at which light travels renders it - for short distances - practically instantaneous . This difficulty ...
... light . If such a velocity of propagation existed , it was of course very difficult to determine it experimentally , as the velocity at which light travels renders it - for short distances - practically instantaneous . This difficulty ...
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... light , thus demonstrating the correctness of Maxwell's theory . It seems , then , very probable that light and electricity are identical , or at least that they are different manifestations of the same phenomenon - a phenomenon due to ...
... light , thus demonstrating the correctness of Maxwell's theory . It seems , then , very probable that light and electricity are identical , or at least that they are different manifestations of the same phenomenon - a phenomenon due to ...
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... light passes , and taking the density of the ether as computed by Professor Wood , I find that the thickness of the ether which would absorb the same quantity of light as the earth's atmosphere would be about 2 x 1023 miles , or 2 ...
... light passes , and taking the density of the ether as computed by Professor Wood , I find that the thickness of the ether which would absorb the same quantity of light as the earth's atmosphere would be about 2 x 1023 miles , or 2 ...
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