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... Light is seen when the electron reaches a certain velocity and this light travels in waves . It was Michael Faraday who spoke of certain " tubes " formed by " posi- tions of strain " within the ether and which served as paths along which ...
... Light is seen when the electron reaches a certain velocity and this light travels in waves . It was Michael Faraday who spoke of certain " tubes " formed by " posi- tions of strain " within the ether and which served as paths along which ...
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... light on electromagnetism , even to the extent of expressing light energy in terms of mass and material mass in terms of light energy . " To use figures in discussing the physical aspects of color is to confound anyone's arith- metic ...
... light on electromagnetism , even to the extent of expressing light energy in terms of mass and material mass in terms of light energy . " To use figures in discussing the physical aspects of color is to confound anyone's arith- metic ...
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... light - tonus in the muscular reactions of the human body . The word tonus refers to the condition of steady activity maintained by the body . Conditions of muscular tension and muscular relaxation , for example , are tonus changes ...
... light - tonus in the muscular reactions of the human body . The word tonus refers to the condition of steady activity maintained by the body . Conditions of muscular tension and muscular relaxation , for example , are tonus changes ...
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THE WORLD OF | 15 |
GREEN AND BLUE RULE THE ELEMENTS | 23 |
THE QUEEN OF THE PLANETS IS SILVER | 33 |
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