Excerpt from The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, Vol. 75: With Which Is Incorporated the "Chemical Gazette"; A Journal of Practical Chemistry in All Its Applications to Pharmacy, Arts, and Manufactures; 1897 As a summary of his results, he expresses himself to the effect that the exact mathematical elaboration of the mechanical theory of elec'trical phenomena still requires difficult and profound study. We must especially get rid of the unsatisfactory conception of actiones in distans between matter and matter on the one hand, and between matter and ether on the other - as mysterious non mediated effects through a space supposed void and entirely without influence. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.