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Light and ether mutually act upon one another. ...æthereal vibrations…

Quote byIsaac Newton · 1643–1727

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Hypothesis explaining the Properties of Light (1675).

English (original)

light and ether mutually act upon one another. ...æthereal vibrations are therefore the best means by which such a subtile agent as light can shake the gross particles of solid bodies to heat them.

— Isaac Newton

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