 We cannot, of course, give a definition of matter which will satisfy the metaphysician, but the naturalist may be content to know matter as that which can be perceived by the senses, or as that which can be acted upon by, or can exert, force. The latter,...  Elements of Natural Philosophy - Page 38by William Thomson Baron Kelvin, Peter Guthrie Tait - 1902 - 295 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Thomson Baron Kelvin, Peter Guthrie Tait - Calculators - 1867 - 914 pages
...metaphysician, but the naturalist may be cont-nt to know matter as that which can bt, perceived by the senses, or as that which can be acted upon by, or...Force, which, in point of fact, is a direct object of Force L Force. sense ; probably of all our senses, and certainly of the " nms cular sense." To our... | |
 | William Stanley Jevons - 1874 - 978 pages
...and Tait say0, ' The naturalist may be content to know matter as that which can be perceived by the senses, or as that which can be acted upon by or can exert force.' I take this to mean — Matter = what can be perceived by the senses ; Matter — . what can be acted... | |
 | George Henry Lewes - Knowledge, Theory of - 1875 - 500 pages
...metaphysician, but the naturalist may be content to know matter as that which can be perceived by the senses, or as that which can be acted upon by, or...of these definitions, involves the idea of Force." J 35. In its widest sense, Matter is the symbol of all the known Properties, statical and dynamical,... | |
 | William Thomson Kelvin (1st baron), Peter Guthrie Tait - Mechanics, Analytic - 1879 - 564 pages
...naturalist may be content to know matter as that which can be perceived by the senses, Force. Mass. Deusity. latter, and indeed the former also, of these definitions...further discussion of the question, What is matter! And "we shall then be in a position to discuss the question of the subjectivity of Force. 208. The... | |
 | William Thomson Baron Kelvin, Peter Guthrie Tait - Calculators - 1879 - 572 pages
...metaphysician, but the naturalist may be content to know matter as that which can be perceived by the senses, or as that which can be acted upon by, or...indeed the former also, of these definitions involves Force. the idea of Force, which, iii point of fact, is a direct object of sense; probably of all our... | |
 | Sir Norman Lockyer - Electronic journals - 1879 - 956 pages
...metaphysician, but the naturalist may be content to know matter as that 'which can be perceived by the senses, or as that which can be acted upon by, or can exert, force." The authors proceed to throw out a hint about Force being a direct object of sense, and after telling us... | |
 | George Thom (principal of Dollar inst.) - 1881 - 152 pages
...PHYSIOGRAPHY. CHAPTEE I. MATTER AND MOTION. 1. Matter may be defined as that which can be perceived by the senses, or as that which can be acted upon by, or can exert, force. It exists in three states. There is first the solid state, in which a body has a definite form or shape,... | |
 | Raymond St. James Perrin - Religion - 1885 - 606 pages
...metaphysician, but the naturalist may be content to know matter as that which can be perceived by the senses, or as that which, can be acted upon by, or...of these definitions involves the idea of Force." ' In the treatise of Lewes on the Nature of Matter, in Problem IV., we have an illustration of the... | |
 | Raymond St. James Perrin - 1885 - 604 pages
...metaphysician, but the naturalist may be content to know matter as that which ean be perceived by the senses, or as that which can be acted upon by, or...of these definitions involves the idea of Force." ' In the treatise of Lewes on the Nature of Matter, in Problem IV., we have an illustration of the... | |
 | William Thomson Baron Kelvin, Peter Guthrie Tait - Mechanics, Analytic - 1888 - 569 pages
...be perceived by the senses, latter, and indeed the former also, of these definitions involves Force. the idea of Force, which, in point of fact, is a direct...further discussion of the question, What is matter? And we shall then be in a position to discuss the question of the subjectivity of Force. 208. The Quantity... | |
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