Students did not have the opportunity to undertake physics experiments themselves, so seeing Stokes perform experiments in his course on light was Rayleigh's only exposure to the experimental side of science.
Mag-aaral ay hindi magkaroon ng pagkakataon na magsagawa ng physics eksperimento sa kanilang sarili, upang makita Stokes gawin ang mga eksperimento sa kanyang kurso sa ilaw ay Rayleigh lamang ng exposure sa experimental side of science.