The Life of Sir Isaac NewtonGall & Inglis, 1900 - 346 páginas |
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... bodies on which he was destined to throw such a brilliant light. The imperfections of his water-clock had probably directed his thoughts to the more accurate measure of time which the motion of the sun afforded. In the yard of the house ...
... bodies on which he was destined to throw such a brilliant light. The imperfections of his water-clock had probably directed his thoughts to the more accurate measure of time which the motion of the sun afforded. In the yard of the house ...
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... bodies which consist of white and black particles arranged alternately — Green is nearly allied to blue — Yellow is a mixture of much white and a little red — and Purple consists of a great deal of blue mixed with a small portion of red ...
... bodies which consist of white and black particles arranged alternately — Green is nearly allied to blue — Yellow is a mixture of much white and a little red — and Purple consists of a great deal of blue mixed with a small portion of red ...
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... bodies. they might acquire a circulating motion by their oblique passage out of one medium into another, and thus move like the tennis-ball in a curve line. Notwithstanding, however, " this plausible ground of suspicion," he could ...
... bodies. they might acquire a circulating motion by their oblique passage out of one medium into another, and thus move like the tennis-ball in a curve line. Notwithstanding, however, " this plausible ground of suspicion," he could ...
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... bodies, were added in thousands to the system of the universe. The spring-tide of knowledge which was thus let in upon the human mind, continued for a while to spread its waves over Europe ; but when it sank to its ebb in England, there ...
... bodies, were added in thousands to the system of the universe. The spring-tide of knowledge which was thus let in upon the human mind, continued for a while to spread its waves over Europe ; but when it sank to its ebb in England, there ...
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... bodies while certain other rays are transmitted. The second method may represent the process of decomposing light by refraction, or by the attraction of certain rays farther from their original direction than other rays ; and the ...
... bodies while certain other rays are transmitted. The second method may represent the process of decomposing light by refraction, or by the attraction of certain rays farther from their original direction than other rays ; and the ...
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