 ... else, by and through which their action and force may be conveyed from one to another, is to me so great an absurdity that I believe no man, who has in philosophical matters a competent faculty of thinking, can ever fall into it. Gravity must be caused...  The British Quarterly Review - Halaman 185diedit oleh - 1882Tampilan utuh - Tentang buku ini
 | Isaac Newton - 1756 - 50 halaman
...competent Faculty of thinking, can ever fall into it. Gravity muft be caufed by an Agent acting conftantly according to certain Laws ; but whether this Agent be material or immaterial, I have left to the Confideration of my Readers, Your fourth Affertion, that the World could not be formed by innate Gravity... | |
 | 1760 - 556 halaman
...opinion is againft me. Sir Ifaac Newton fays, " Gravity muft be " caufed by an agent, a&ing contrary, according to certain " laws ; but whether this agent be material or immaterial, " I have left to the confideration of my Readers." Here Sir Ifaac plainly allows, that matter is an agent, and a6b ; but... | |
 | John Nichols, John Bowyer Nichols - 1822 - 940 halaman
...competent faculty of thinking can ever fall into it. Gravity must be caused by an agent acting constantly according to certain laws ; but whether this agent...immaterial, I have left to the consideration of my readers. " Your fourth assertion, that the world could not be formed by innate gravity alone, you confirm by... | |
 | Thomas Tregenna Biddulph - 1825 - 520 halaman
...competent faculty of thinking, can ever fall into it. Gravity must be caused by an agent acting constantly according to certain laws ; but whether this agent...immaterial, I have left to the consideration of my readers." * " The immense void betwixt the celestial bodies has with great impropriety been determined an absolute... | |
 | Alexander Crombie - 1829 - 662 halaman
...competent faculty of thinking, can ever fall into it. Gravity must be caused by an agent, acting constantly according to certain laws. But whether this agent...immaterial, I have left to the consideration of my readers." It is evident, then, that he considered gravity to be an effect. It is also evident, that in the second... | |
 | Richard Bentley - 1838 - 574 halaman
...competent faculty of thinking, can ever fall into it. Gravity must be caused by an agent acting constantly according to certain laws ; but whether this agent...immaterial, I have left to the consideration of my readers. Your fourth assertion, that the world could not be formed by innate gravity alone, you confirm by three... | |
 | Royal Society of Edinburgh - 1904 - 724 halaman
...competent faculty of thinking can ever fall into it. Gravity must be caused by an agent acting constantly according to certain laws ; but whether this agent...immaterial, I have left to the consideration of my readers." If the action of the sun on the earth were a pulling or attracting action, then, unless it were perfectly... | |
 | Michael Faraday - 1855 - 632 halaman
...competent faculty of thinking can ever fall into. Gravity must be cnused by an agent acting constantly according to certain laws ; but whether this agent...immaterial I have left to the consideration of my readers." See the third letter to Bentlev. necessarily touch much upon the idea of lines of physical force ;... | |
 | Michael Faraday - 1855 - 614 halaman
...competent faculty of thinking can ever fall into it. Gravity must be caused by :m agent acting constantly according to certain laws ; but whether this agent...or immaterial I have left to the consideration of mj readers." See the third letter to Bentley. necessarily touch much upon the idea of lines of physical... | |
 | 1857 - 664 halaman
...ever fall into it. Gravity muse be caused by an agent, acting constantly according to certain lawi ; but whether this agent be material or immaterial I have left to the consideration of my readers. " — Ste Neit'ton't Third Letter to Bcntlty. 294 HEAIVDER'S LECTURES. to force communicated by impact,... | |
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