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Lectures and Essays by the Late William Kingdon Clifford, F.R.S. (Volume 1)

William Kingdon Clifford

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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book from the publisher. 1901. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE PURE SCIENCES 1 I.--STATEMENT OF THE QUESTION On entering this room and looking rapidly round, what do I see? I see a theatre, with a gallery, and with an arrangement of seats in tiers. I see people sitting upon these seats, people with heads more or less round, with bodies of a certain shape; sitting in various positions. Above I see a roof with a skylight, and a round disc evidently capable of vertical motion. Below I see the solid floor supporting us all In front of me I see a table, and my hands resting upon it. In the midst of all these things I see a void space, which I can walk about in if I like. The different things I have mentioned I see at various distances from one another, and from me; and I see that they completely enclose this void space, and hedge it in. My view is not made of patches here and there, but is a continuous boundary going all round the void space I have mentioned. All this I see to exist at the same time; but some of you are not sitting quite still, and I see you move; that is to say, I see you pass from one position into another by going through an infinite series of intermediate positions. Moreover, when I put my hands on the table, I feel a hard flat horizontal surface at rest, covered with cloth. 1 Lectures delivered at the Royal Institution in March 1873., ' Have I spoken correctly in making these assertions? Yes, you will say, this is on the whole just what I ought to have seen and felt under the circumstances. With the exception of one or two points expressed in too technical a form, this is just the sort of language that a witness might use in describing any ordinary event, without invalidating his testimony. You would not say at once, "This is absurd; the man must not be list...

Language: English

Pages: 84

Format: Paperback

Publisher: General Books

Release: January 01, 2012

ISBN: 115026733X

ISBN 13: 9781150267338

Lectures and Essays by the Late William Kingdon Clifford, F.R.S. (Volume 1)

William Kingdon Clifford

4.3/5 ( ratings)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book from the publisher. 1901. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE PURE SCIENCES 1 I.--STATEMENT OF THE QUESTION On entering this room and looking rapidly round, what do I see? I see a theatre, with a gallery, and with an arrangement of seats in tiers. I see people sitting upon these seats, people with heads more or less round, with bodies of a certain shape; sitting in various positions. Above I see a roof with a skylight, and a round disc evidently capable of vertical motion. Below I see the solid floor supporting us all In front of me I see a table, and my hands resting upon it. In the midst of all these things I see a void space, which I can walk about in if I like. The different things I have mentioned I see at various distances from one another, and from me; and I see that they completely enclose this void space, and hedge it in. My view is not made of patches here and there, but is a continuous boundary going all round the void space I have mentioned. All this I see to exist at the same time; but some of you are not sitting quite still, and I see you move; that is to say, I see you pass from one position into another by going through an infinite series of intermediate positions. Moreover, when I put my hands on the table, I feel a hard flat horizontal surface at rest, covered with cloth. 1 Lectures delivered at the Royal Institution in March 1873., ' Have I spoken correctly in making these assertions? Yes, you will say, this is on the whole just what I ought to have seen and felt under the circumstances. With the exception of one or two points expressed in too technical a form, this is just the sort of language that a witness might use in describing any ordinary event, without invalidating his testimony. You would not say at once, "This is absurd; the man must not be list...

Language: English

Pages: 84

Format: Paperback

Publisher: General Books

Release: January 01, 2012

ISBN: 115026733X

ISBN 13: 9781150267338

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