A History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity

The Theories of the Aether in the 17th Century
Chapter 1

The Theories of the Aether in the 17th Century
Descartes' Theory of the Aether
Chapter 1b

Descartes' Theory of the Aether
Fermat's Principle of Least Time
Chapter 1b

Fermat's Principle of Least Time
Hooke's Theory
Chapter 1d

Hooke's Theory
Light as Vibrations in the Aether
Chapter 1e

Light as Vibrations in the Aether
Huygen's Principle
Chapter 1f

Huygen's Principle
Electric And Magnetic Science Prior To The Introduction Of The Potentials
Chapter 2

Electric And Magnetic Science Prior To The Introduction Of The Potentials
Wilhelm Jacob s'Gravesande's Light-corpuscles
Chapter 2b

Wilhelm Jacob s'Gravesande's Light-corpuscles
Wilhelm Jacob s'Gravesande
Chapter 2b

Wilhelm Jacob s'Gravesande
Benjamin Franklin
Chapter 2c

Benjamin Franklin
Franklin's law of the conservation of electric charge
Chapter 2d

Franklin's law of the conservation of electric charge
Franklin's law of the conservation of electric charge
Chapter 2d

Franklin's law of the conservation of electric charge