corpuscular theory
the theory that light is transmitted as a stream of particles.
Origin of corpuscular theory
1- Compare wave theory.
Words Nearby corpuscular theory
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How to use corpuscular theory in a sentence
This corpuscular theory of matter may throw light on the laws of chemical combination.
An Introduction to the History of Science | Walter LibbySir Isaac Newton's corpuscular theory "explained all the phenomena of light, except one," and he actually assumed, for it "fits."
Herschel accepted, as did all his cotemporaries, the Newtonian or corpuscular theory of light.
Sir William Herschel: His Life and Works | Edward Singleton HoldenWhen we apply the corpuscular theory to the reflection of light we find that it satisfactorily accounts for the phenomenon.
Aether and Gravitation | William George HooperI refer to the effect of an atomic and gravitative Aether upon Newton's corpuscular theory of light.
Aether and Gravitation | William George Hooper
British Dictionary definitions for corpuscular theory
the theory, originally proposed by Newton, and revived with the development of the quantum theory, that light consists of a stream of particles: Compare photon, wave theory
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