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Quote: light travels faster than sound so we see the lightening before hearing the thunder, despite both having the same cause

QuoteRef: lucr_55 , p. 201



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light
Topic:
electricity and magnetism
Topic:
metaphysics and epistemology

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[VI.164] But why is it we hear the … ears // Always take longer reaching us than … If you see someone far off with a … [p. 202, VI.170] // Reach your ears. Thus also we discern the lightning's … both arose at the same time, born of …   Google-1   Google-2

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