But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. William Shakespeare
But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.
Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires. William Shakespeare
Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires.
The wind then became calmed in some degree: when, after sun-rise, we perceived that the mountain we had seen was in the air, and that we could see light between it and the sea. Ibn Battuta
The wind then became calmed in some degree: when, after sun-rise, we perceived that the mountain we had seen was in the air, and that we could see light between it and the sea.
Black is real sensation, even if it is produced by entire absence of light. The sensation of black is distinctly different from the lack of all sensations. Hermann von Helmholtz
Black is real sensation, even if it is produced by entire absence of light. The sensation of black is distinctly different from the lack of all sensations.
It is hoped that systematic study of the light changes of all the variables, nearly two thousand in number, in the two Magellanic Clouds may soon be undertaken at this Observatory. Henrietta Swan Leavitt
It is hoped that systematic study of the light changes of all the variables, nearly two thousand in number, in the two Magellanic Clouds may soon be undertaken at this Observatory.
Since the [Cepheid] variables are probably at nearly the same distance from the Earth, their periods are apparently associated with their actual emission of light, as determined by their mass, density, and surface brightness. Henrietta Swan Leavitt
Since the [Cepheid] variables are probably at nearly the same distance from the Earth, their periods are apparently associated with their actual emission of light, as determined by their mass, density, and surface brightness.
The whole Galileo-Newton system thus sank to the level of a first approximation, becoming progressively less exact as the velocities concerned approached that of light. Hendrik Lorentz
The whole Galileo-Newton system thus sank to the level of a first approximation, becoming progressively less exact as the velocities concerned approached that of light.
Einstein has put an end to this isolation; it is now well established that gravitation affects not only matter, but also light. Hendrik Lorentz
Einstein has put an end to this isolation; it is now well established that gravitation affects not only matter, but also light.
I am here to support the assertion that light of every kind is itself an electrical phenomenon—the light of the sun, the light of a candle, the light of a glowworm. Heinrich Hertz
I am here to support the assertion that light of every kind is itself an electrical phenomenon—the light of the sun, the light of a candle, the light of a glowworm.
The surface of the liquid was soon made clearly visible by reflection of light from below and that unmistakably, because it was clearly pierced by the two wires of the thermoelement. Heike Kamerlingh Onnes
The surface of the liquid was soon made clearly visible by reflection of light from below and that unmistakably, because it was clearly pierced by the two wires of the thermoelement.
The constituent principles of heat which play their role in the alkalis and acids, in electricity, and in light are also the principles of magnetism, and thus we have the unity of all forces. Hans Christian Ørsted
The constituent principles of heat which play their role in the alkalis and acids, in electricity, and in light are also the principles of magnetism, and thus we have the unity of all forces.
Our physics would thus be no longer a collection of fragments on motion, on heat, on air, on light, on electricity, on magnetism, and who knows what else, but we would include the whole universe in one system. Hans Christian Ørsted
Our physics would thus be no longer a collection of fragments on motion, on heat, on air, on light, on electricity, on magnetism, and who knows what else, but we would include the whole universe in one system.