 | Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1833 - 584 pages
...thickness of the plate ; though what that thickness was at every colour, he confesses, in his Micrography, he had attempted in vain to learn ; and, therefore,...what Mr. Hooke has been pleased to charge me with." * Happily this time the discusBion proceeded no further ; and Oldenburg had sufficient influence, as... | |
 | Lives - 1833 - 588 pages
...thickness of the plate ; though what that thickness was at every colour, he confesses, in his Micrography, he had attempted in vain to learn ; and, therefore,...what Mr. Hooke has been pleased to charge me with."* Happily this time the discussion proceeded no further ; and Oldenburg nad sufficient Influence, as... | |
 | Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1833 - 606 pages
...thickness of the plate ; though what that thickness was at every colour, he confesses, in his Micrography, he had attempted in vain to learn ; and, therefore,...what Mr. Hooke has been pleased to charge me with." * Happily this time the discussion proceeded no further ; and Oldenburg had sufficient influence, as... | |
 | Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1833 - 584 pages
...thickness of the plate ; though what that thickness was at every colour, he confesses, in his Micrography, he had attempted in vain to learn ; and, therefore,...vindicate me from what Mr. Hooke has been pleased lo charge me with." * Happily this time the discussion proceeded no further ; and Oldenburg had sufficient... | |
 | Stephen Peter Rigaud, bp. Stephen Jordan Rigaud - 1841 - 646 pages
...vibrations, of which supposition I make a very different use : he supposing it light itself, which I suppose it is not. This is as great a difference as is between...break off abruptly. Your humble servant, Is. NEWTON. CCLXVr NEWTON TO OLDENBURG. * January 10. I675-6. Sir, Concerning the experiment of the glass and papers,... | |
 | Paul Carus - 1915 - 672 pages
...color depended on some certain thickness of the plate. Though what that thickness was at every color, he confesses in his Micrographia he had attempted...from what Mr. Hooke has been pleased to charge me with."35 The friendly letters which passed between Newton and Hooke shortly after this, and which were... | |
 | Charles Coulston Gillispie - 1960 - 596 pages
...thickness of the plate; though what that thickness was at every colour, he confesses in his Micrography, he had attempted in vain to learn; and therefore,...make use of what I took the pains to find out. And all the mistake has been to read Newton's optical atomism literally instead of strategically. In a... | |
 | Richard S. Westfall - 1983 - 934 pages
...to measure the thickness of the films, however, "& therefore seing I was left to measure it my self I suppose he will allow me to make use of what I tooke ye pains to find out."103 Three weeks of thinking about it left Newton even more incensed. Initially,... | |
 | Richard S. Westfall - 1994 - 356 pages
...to measure the thickness of the films, however, "& therefore seing I was left to measure it my self I suppose he will allow me to make use of what I tooke y* pains to find out." Three weeks of thinking about it left Newton even more incensed. Initially,... | |
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... it, as might inform me of the manner of the production of those colours, to ground an hypothesis on ; he having given no further insight to it than this, that the colour depended on some certain thickness of the plate ; though what that thickness... 