Thomas Brett
Published: 2017-07-26
Total Pages: 120
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Excerpt from A Treatise on Light, Vision and Colours: Comprising a Theory on Entire New Principles, Deduced, by Great Care and Study, From Common Nature, Explanatory of Much Phenomena Not Before Explained or UnderstoodThus, taking nature for my guide, I resolved to throw off all prejudices and former impressions that might influence my consideration, and thereby enable myself to look common nature fully in the face. I resolved to commence thinking in earnest, and after thinking, considering and comparing, I at length arrived at certain conclusions, and, by degrees, I discovered certain criteria which, though humble in their appearance, afforded me substantial assistance, because founded upon nature.If we examine the capabilities of light we find it in competent to the task of transporting or conducting the images of objects to our eyes, for both light and image must, of necessity, pass thousands of miles transversely through all the light that is moving out of the path, or orbit, of a planet or satellite that it might be despatched from or proceeding to.I cannot see how an image or a shadow, or the image of a shadow, or any other faint substance, could be conveyed to such distances through so much light without being oh literated, nor through so many atmospheric fluids without interference and though light itself might find its way through transverse currents of light, its own thinness of substance, and its imponderability, would greatly assist its passage or admission, yet, it would undoubtedly have no chance of carrying images with it.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.