The final result of our researches has widened the class of substances sensitive to light vibrations, until we can propound the fact of such sensitiveness being a general property of all matter.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Research showed that all matter can respond to light vibrations.
- In plain terms
- Scientists found that light affects all substances somehow.
- What can you take from it?
- Physical properties often apply universally.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What general rule might have exceptions?
Another view
Generalizations require testing across all conditions.
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