"Luminiferous" Quotes from Famous Books
... it to be told that a question may yet be raised which will challenge "the conception of a luminiferous aether, which for half a century has dominated physical science. It is possible," so we are informed, "that the field of electro-magnetic energy surrounding an electric charge in motion moves with it, and that the vibrations of light travel through this moving {74} field, instead ... — God and the World - A Survey of Thought • Arthur W. Robinson |