 | What - 1869 - 220 pages
...the vibrations in these cases are direct, or to and from the centre of action, whereas the former are lateral. It seems to me that the resultant of two...force is in an apt condition for that action which maybe considered as equivalent to a lateral vibration ; whereas a uniform medium, like the ether, does... | |
 | Silvanus Phillips Thompson - 1898 - 334 pages
...the vibrations in these cases are direct, or to and from the centre of action, whereas the former are lateral. It seems to me that the resultant of two...lateral vibration ; whereas a uniform medium like the aether does not appear apt, or more apt than air or water. .The occurrence of a change at one end of... | |
 | Silvanus Phillips Thompson - 1898 - 338 pages
...the vibrations in these cases are direct, or to and from the centre of action, whereas the former are lateral. It seems to me that the resultant of two...action, which may be considered as equivalent to a lateml vibration ; whereas a uniform medium like the aether does not appear apt, or more apt than air... | |
 | Silvanus Phillips Thompson - 1898 - 350 pages
...the vibrations in these cases are direct, or to and from the centre of action, whereas the former are lateral. It seems to me that the resultant of two or more lir.es of force is in an apt condition for that action, which may be considered as equivalent to a... | |
 | 1846 - 624 pages
...1161, 1613, 1663, 1710, 1739, 1736, 2443. or to and from the centre of action, whereas the former are lateral. It seems to me, that the resultant of two...considered as equivalent to a lateral vibration ; whereas an uniform medium, like the aether, does not appear apt, or more apt than air or water. The occurrence... | |
 | E. A. Davis - 2003 - 370 pages
...Faraday's Thoughts on Ray-vib;'ations. 349 or to and from the centre of action, whereas the former are lateral. It seems to me, that the resultant of two or more lines of force is in an apt condition for timat action which may be considered as equivalent to a latem'al vibration ; whereas an uniform medium,... | |
 | Robert D. Purrington - 1997 - 276 pages
...offoree themselves. His theory "endeavor[ed] to dismiss the ether, but not the vibrations." He said: "It seems to me that the resultant of two or more lines offoree is in an apt condition for that action which may be considered as equivalent to a lateral vibration."98... | |
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... of polarisation is not the same as that which occurs on the surface of disturbed water or the waves of sound in gases or liquids, for the vibrations in these cases are direct, or to and from the centre of action, whereas the former are lateral. It... 