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Definition of Corpuscular theory of light
1. Noun. (physics) the theory that light is transmitted as a stream of particles.
Generic synonyms: Scientific Theory
Category relationships: Natural Philosophy, Physics
Antonyms: Wave Theory, Wave Theory Of Light
Lexicographical Neighbors of Corpuscular Theory Of Light
Literary usage of Corpuscular theory of light
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Light: A Textbook for Students who Have Had One Year of Physics by Herbert Meredith Reese (1921)
"The corpuscular theory of light.—We have now learned enough about some of the
general properties of light to enquire with some degree of intelligence as to ..."
2. A Short History of Natural Science and of the Progress of Discovery: From by Arabella Burton Buckley (1882)
"SCIENCE OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY (CONTINUED). Roemer measures the Velocity of
Light—Newton's Corpuscular Theory of Light—Undulatory ..."
3. Physical Optics by Robert Williams Wood (1905)
"Newton elaborated what is known as the corpuscular theory of light, and clung to
it tenaciously to the last, the weight of his opinion retarding in no small ..."
4. The Mechanics' Magazine (1855)
"The single case, then, in which a theory of Newton's has really fallen into
general discredit is that of his corpuscular theory of light. ..."
5. Cavendish by Christa Jungnickel, Russell McCormmach (1996)
"In this interpretation, he had plenty of support, for by the second decade of
the eighteenth century, the corpuscular theory of light was widely subscribed ..."
6. The New Science of the Fundamental Physics by William Walker Strong (1918)
"THE corpuscular theory of light The nature of light and of radiant energy in
general has been a subject of discussion ever since the introduction of the ..."
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