 | George Cheyne - Natural theology - 1715 - 640 pages
...the Harmony and Difcord of Colours arife from the Proportions of the Vibration propagated thro* jhe Fibres of the Optick Nerves into the Brain, as the Harmony and Difcord of Sounds* arifes frqrnthe Proportions of the Vibrations of the Air. • ••* • J : . * . '. I i... | |
 | Robert Boyle - Chemistry - 1725 - 768 pages
...think arifcs from the proportions of the vibration» propagated thro' the fibres of the optic nerve into the brain, as the harmony and difcord of founds...from the proportions of the vibrations of the air. For equal, or nearly equal to that of* fight, fome colours, if they be viewed together, which perhaps... | |
 | Isaac Newton - Light - 1730 - 403 pages
...Senfations of the feveral intermediate Colours ? • %f. 14. May not the harmony and difcord of Colours arife from the proportions of the Vibrations propagated...Nerves into the Brain, as 'the harmony and difcord of Sounds arife from the proportions of the Vibrations of the Air? For fome Colours, if they be view'd... | |
 | Robert Boyle - 1738 - 964 pages
...think arifes from the proportions of the vibrations propagated thro* the fibres of the optic nerve into the brain, as the harmony and difcord of founds arife from the proportions of the vibration* of the air. For fome colours, if they be viewed together, are agreeable to one another,... | |
 | Robert Spearman - Philosophy - 1755 - 466 pages
...colours arife from the proportions of the €t vibrations propagated through the fibres " of the optic nerves into the brain, as the " harmony and difcord...from " the proportions of the vibrations of the " air ? for fome colours, if they be viewed " together, are agreeable to one another, " as thofe of gold... | |
 | Thomas Belsham - Ethics - 1801 - 578 pages
...harmony and difcord of colours arife from the proportions of the vibrations propagated through the optic nerves into the brain, as the harmony and difcord...from the proportions of the vibrations of the air. Hartley purfues this idea, and conjectures, that the vibrations which excite the fenfations of the... | |
 | William Nicholson - Science - 1802 - 752 pages
...vibrations, — the leaft refrangible the largeft ? May not the harmony and difcord of colours arile from the proportions of the vibrations propagated through the fibres of the oplic nerve into the brain, as the harmony and difcord of founds arife from the proportions of the... | |
 | James Hogg - 1821 - 352 pages
...optics were over-run with opacity ; and, that visions thus arose from the discord of colours, springing from the proportions of the vibrations propagated through the fibres of the optic nerves into the brain ;" and a thousand other arguments, replete no doubt with deep philosophy,... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 824 pages
...you love's joys through honour's opitck view. Prior. May not the harmony and discord of colours arise from the proportions of the vibrations propagated...the optick nerves into the brain, as the harmony and discord of sounds arise from the proportions of the vibrations of the air ? Netcton'i Opticks. Why... | |
 | James Hogg - Scotland - 1837 - 390 pages
...optics were overrun with opacity ; and, that visions thus arose from the discord of colours, springing from the proportions of the vibrations propagated through the fibres of the optic nerves into the brain ;" and a thousand other arguments, replete no doubt with deep philosophy,... | |
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May not the harmony and discord of colours arise from the proportions of the vibrations propagated through the fibres of the optic nerve into the brain, as the harmony and discord of sounds arise from the proportions of the vibrations of the air? 
