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... theory , were left in a painful state of conflict with it ; and both seem to have succeeded in doing so . From the logical point of view that is in itself a great achievement . It now remains for the new theories to prove that they not ...
... theory , were left in a painful state of conflict with it ; and both seem to have succeeded in doing so . From the logical point of view that is in itself a great achievement . It now remains for the new theories to prove that they not ...
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... theory that light consists of trains of waves in an ethereal medium had been suggested by Hooke and by Huyghens . Newton definitely rejected this theory , and we must now ask ourselves why he did so , and what exactly he believed on the ...
... theory that light consists of trains of waves in an ethereal medium had been suggested by Hooke and by Huyghens . Newton definitely rejected this theory , and we must now ask ourselves why he did so , and what exactly he believed on the ...
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... theory of light . This is true ; but it is liable to be very misleading unless it be carefully qualified . ( 1 ) In rejecting the wave - theory he was no doubt committed to some form or other of the emission - theory . But he was most ...
... theory of light . This is true ; but it is liable to be very misleading unless it be carefully qualified . ( 1 ) In rejecting the wave - theory he was no doubt committed to some form or other of the emission - theory . But he was most ...
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ANNUAL REPORT FOR 19267 | 7 |
LEOPARDI AND WORDSWORTH Annual Italian Lecture | 47 |
THOMAS RANDOLPH Warton Lecture on English Poetry By G C | 79 |
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