The projection of this ray ... to so enormous a length, "in a single day, conveys an impression of the intensity of "the forces acting to produce such a velocity of material "transfer through space, such as no other natural phenom"enon is capable of exciting.... Outlines of Astronomy - Page 350by John Frederick William Herschel - 1849 - 620 pagesFull view - About this book
| Christianity - 1850 - 556 pages
...from the nucleus, with which, indeed, its connexion was not then obvious to the unassisted sight — a singular feature in the history of this body. The...with matter, such as we conceive it, viz. possessing inertia — at all, it must be under the dominion of forces incomparably more energetic than gravitation.'... | |
| Christianity - 1850 - 626 pages
...tail, subsequent to the 3d, was generally speaking a single straight or slightly curved broad baud of light; but on the llth, it is recorded by Mr. Clerihew,...possessing inertia—at all, it must be under the dominion of forces incomparably more energetic than gravitation.'—Pp. 366, 367. Of the identity of this comet... | |
| 1850 - 602 pages
...Mr. Clerihew, who observed it at Calcutta, to have shot forth a lateral tail nearly twice as lon^; as the regular one, but fainter, and making an angle...clear that if we have to deal here with matter, such at w« conceive it, viz. poisening inertia — at all, it must be under the dominion of forces incomparably... | |
| Finance - 1870 - 500 pages
...ray, or tail, to the extent of nearly 100° in a single day, and upon this Sir John Ilerschel remarks: "It is clear that if we have to deal here with matter, such as we conceive it, possessing inertia at all, it must be under the dominion of forces incomparably more energetic than... | |
| Industrial arts - 1870 - 650 pages
...or tail, to the extent of nearly 100° in a single day, and upon this Sir John Herschel remarks, " It is clear that if we have to deal here with matter, such as we conceive it, possessing inertia at all, it most bo under the dominion of forces incomparably more energetic than... | |
| Sir Norman Lockyer - Electronic journals - 1871 - 546 pages
...nay, even of the received laws of motion." * " The projection of this ray ... to so enormous a length, in a single day conveys an impression of the intensity...with matter, such as we conceive it, viz., possessing inertia — at all, it must be under the dominion of forces incomparably more energetic than gravitation,... | |
| Sir Norman Lockyer - Electronic journals - 1871 - 662 pages
...nay, even of the rac'rjfd laws of motion." * " The projection of this ray ... to so enormous a length, in a single day conveys an impression of the intensity...exciting. It is clear that if we have to deal here with mailer, SIK/I as we conceive it, viz. , possessing inertia — at all, it must be under the dominion... | |
| Science - 1871 - 1024 pages
...projection of this ray .... to so enormous a length, in a single day, conveys an impression of the intensitv of the forces acting to produce such a velocity of...phenomenon is capable of exciting. It is clear that if ice have to deal here with matter, such as we conceive it, viz., possessing inertia — at all, it... | |
| Sir Norman Lockyer - Electronic journals - 1871 - 540 pages
...The projection of this ray ... to so enormous a length, in a single day conveys an impression of ihe intensity of the forces acting to produce such a velocity...phenomenon is capable of exciting. It is clear that ij we have to deal here -siili matter, siif/i as ve conceivt it, viz., possessing inertia — at all,... | |
| Science - 1871 - 624 pages
...or tail, to the extent of nearly 100° in a single day, and upon this Sir John Herschel remarks, " It is clear that if we have to deal here with matter, such as we conceive it, possessing inertia at all, it must be under the dominion of forces incomparably more energetic than... | |
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