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OpenStudy (s3a):

What do "pervading" and "aether" mean in: "Isaac Newton considered light to be a beam of particles that set the pervading aether vibrating." ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pervading The Aether was the theoretical medium through which electromagnetic waves propagated, in the same way that water is what water waves travel through and air is what sound waves travel through.

OpenStudy (s3a):

That was a nice concise answer! Thanks!

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