 | Robert Kemp Philp - 1861 - 794 lapas
...Franklin, "seems to be filled with a'subtile fluid, whose motion or vibration is called light ; but I am not satisfied with the doctrine that supposes particles of matter, called light, are continually driven off from the sun's surface, with a swiftness so prodigious as philosophers suppose.... | |
 | Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society - 1895 - 510 lapas
...communicating the illustration of the "theorem concerning light. It is very curious. But I " must own I am much in the dark about light. I am not " satisfied...have with such a motion, a force "exceeding that of a twenty-four pounder, discharged from " a cannon ? Must not the sun diminish exceedingly by " such a... | |
 | Richard J. Weiss - 1996 - 200 lapas
...advise you to marry directly; Just as discerning is Franklin's views on the nature of light: I must own I am much in the dark about light. I am not satisfied...doctrine that supposes particles of matter called light, are continually driven off from the sun's surface with a swiftness so prodigious. Must not the smallest... | |
 | Remigio Russo - 1996 - 340 lapas
...AND THOSE THAT LIT THE WAY Just as discerning is Franklin's views on the nature of light: I must own I am much in the dark about light. I am not satisfied...doctrine that supposes particles of matter called light, are continually driven off from the sun's surface with a swiftness so prodigious. Must not the smallest... | |
 | Sara Schechner - 1999 - 386 lapas
...matter that the motions of planets and comets could not fail to be disturbed.16 Franklin objected, "I am not satisfied with the doctrine that supposes...with a swiftness so prodigious! . . . Must not the sun diminish exceedingly by such a waste of matter; and the planets, instead of drawing nearer to him,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1974 - 260 lapas
...the Dark about Light. I am not satisfy'd with the doctrine that supposes particles of matter call'd light, continually driven off from the sun's surface,...have, with such a motion, a force exceeding that of a 24 pounder, discharg'd from a cannon? Must not the sun diminish exceedingly by such a waste of matter,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1904 - 496 lapas
...communicating the illustration of the theorem concerning light. It is very curious. But I must own I am much in the dark about light. I am not satisfied...have, with such a motion, a force exceeding that of a twenty-four pounder discharged from a cannon? Must not the sun diminish exceedingly by such a waste... | |
 | Florian Cajori - 1928 - 200 lapas
...at a time when Newton's theory had met with almost universal acceptance. In 1752 Franklin wrote :29 "I am not satisfied with the doctrine that supposes...have, with such a motion, a force exceeding that of a twenty-four pounder discharged from a cannon? Must not the sun diminish exceedingly by such a waste... | |
 | Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, Pa.) - 1906 - 652 lapas
...theorem concerning light. It is very curious. But I must own I am much in the dark about light. ( a ) I am not satisfied with the doctrine that supposes...have with such a motion, a force exceeding that of a twenty-four pounder, discharged from a cannon? Must not the sun diminish exceedingly 'by such a waste... | |
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I am not satisfied with the doctrine that supposes particles of matter, called light, continually driven off from the sun's surface, with a swiftness so prodigious! Must not the smallest particle conceivable have, with such a motion, a force exceeding... 
