American Thought Before 1900: A Sourcebook from Puritanism to DarwinismPaul Kurtz Macmillan, 1966 - 448 Seiten An anthology of selected writings from Jonathan Edwards to John Dewey which reflect American thinking on various subjects. |
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... light that the parts of it are mutually penetrable , and that therefore any quantity of light may be contained in any space . It appears from the phenomena , that however light be expanded , by the diverging of its rays , it entirely ...
... light that the parts of it are mutually penetrable , and that therefore any quantity of light may be contained in any space . It appears from the phenomena , that however light be expanded , by the diverging of its rays , it entirely ...
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... light cannot be stopped or retarded otherwise than by resistance , that is by the resisting substance , or by the action of resistance communicated to the other . Since the resistance communi- cated to the other decreases as the squares ...
... light cannot be stopped or retarded otherwise than by resistance , that is by the resisting substance , or by the action of resistance communicated to the other . Since the resistance communi- cated to the other decreases as the squares ...
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... light must be retained or entirely obstructed in the time of this reaction : and since these returns are in such inconceivably small portions of time , only so much light can pass as moves in that small time , or only surfaces of light ...
... light must be retained or entirely obstructed in the time of this reaction : and since these returns are in such inconceivably small portions of time , only so much light can pass as moves in that small time , or only surfaces of light ...
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353 | 13 |
Editors Note | 33 |
Samuel Johnson | 87 |
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