Quote: the propagation of energy takes place through a medium; Maxwell's goal was an accurate, mental representation of this medium

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Hence all these theories lead to the conception of a medium in which the propagation [of energy] takes place, and if we admit this medium as an hypothesis, I think it ought to occupy a prominent place in our investigations, and that we ought to endeavour to construct a mental representation of all the details of its action, and this has been my constant aim in this treatise.   Google-1   Google-2

Published before 1923

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