...absurdity ; but we hear less frequently that, in his " Optics," the same philosopher subsequently asked " Have not the small particles of bodies certain powers,...virtues, or forces, by which they act at a distance?" Not unjustly does the author remark, " There is no mystery in the world of mind that is not fully paralleled...

...in his rashness denounced as an absurdity. " Have not then small particles of bodies," he asked, " certain powers, virtues, or forces, by which they act at a distance ? " We are now all familiar with action at a distance in the influence of the moon on the tides, and...

...who, a quarter of a century later, with riper experience and wisdom, and a broader vision, asked, " Have not the small particles of bodies certain powers,...virtues, or forces by which they act at a distance ?" The physicist says, " No !" He believes it not to be a fact, but only an apparent difficulty. In...

...distance, as to concede to small particles what he could not concede to large ones, namely, " some certain powers, virtues or forces by which they act at a distance." Since Newton, almost every philosopher has speculated upon this very unsatisfactory subject. In 1734...

...absurd that no compeLater Views. . r tent thinker could ever fall into it, and despairingly asks, " Have not the small particles of bodies certain powers,...virtues, or forces, by which they act at a distance? . . . What I call attraction may be performed by impulse, or by some other means unknown to me. I use...

...declared to be so absurd that no competent thinker could ever fall into it ; and despairingly asks, " Have not the small particles of bodies certain powers, virtues, or forces, by which tliev act at a distance? . . . What I call attraction may be performed by impulse, or by some other...

...after a quarter of a century of vain search for some better conception, Newton "despairingly" asked: "Have not the small particles of bodies certain powers, virtues, or forces, by which thcy net ,it ii distance? . . . What I call 'attraction' nitiv be performed by impulse, or by some...

...from the " Opticks " dealing with this subject must be of special interest to the chemist. Query 31. "Have not the small particles of bodies certain powers,...upon one another for producing a great part of the phaenomena of nature I For it's well known that bodies act one upon another by the attractions of gravity,...

...and New Chemistry. Explanation of Chemical Action and Elective Attraction. — Sir Isaac Newton. " Have not the small particles of bodies certain powers,...light for reflecting, refracting, and inflecting, but also upon one another, for producing a great part of the phenomena of nature ? For it is well known...

...Opticks (published in 1701) Newton attached a number of queries. In the thirtyfirst query we read : "Have not the small Particles of Bodies certain Powers,...Virtues, or Forces, by which they act at a distance . . . upon one another for producing a great part of the Phenomena of Nature? For it's well known that...