The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-21
DISPUTES NEWTON
GRAVITY THEORY
Just a Push Says Cleveland
Doctor-TO Prove Con.
verse Law.

st. Paul. Mimi, March 21.-The
Ncwtonian theory Of gravitation that
has stood for many years was attacked
when DR.. Charles +. Brush, Cleveland.
Ohio. ono OF the leading physicists Of
the country. ascribing the falling pro-
pensities OF matter to a pushing"
property within itself derived from the
ether through which 1t falls. rather
than to pulling" power from the
earth on the falling body.
DIR. Brush set up the converse theo-
~ that the energy exhibited in the gra-
itation IL fully restored TO the ether
when the body is raised against the
gravitation attraction. DIR. Brush as
sumcs the ether to be endowed with
n vast intrinsic kinetic energy, which
IN In wave form and Is translated to
tho atofrs or molecules.
kInetie Theory Of Gravitation.
In his paper on the "Kinctic Theory
Of Gravitation." read before tho phys
les section Of the scientists conven-
ton. DR.. Brush. after discussing at
length the origin OF the energy Sc
CURED by falling body. concludes
that the gathered enrgy comes from
tho ether through which the body
falls. Conversely" said DIR. Brush.
equivalent energy Ia restored to the
ether when the body In raised against
Gravitation attraction"
Tho ether Ia assumed to be endow-
ed with vast intrinsic kinetic energy in
wave form. The waves are OF such
low frequency. or otherwise of such
character. that they pass through the
bodies without obstruction other than
that concerned In gravitation. They
are propogated in straight lines In ev-
cry conceivable direction. SO that the
wave energy Ia istropic. being in this
respect like radiation in the interior
space Of furnace with uniformly
heated walls. Distribution of the eth
er's intrinsic energy is uniform
throughout the universe as modified
by the presence Of matter. Any kind
OF ether waves capable OF exercising
motive action on the atoms or mole
cules of matter will fulfill the require.
ments.
Follow Nearly Parallel Paths.
Atoms are imagined to be contin.
ually buffeted in all directions by the
ether.waves In paths almst infinites.
mally short. but without collision be.
cause nciGhboring atoms are likened
to particles OF prccipitate suspended
In turbulent water.
Each atom OF molecule Is regarded
m center of activity. due to its kin.
etic energy Of translation derived in
italy from the ether. There Is a con-
tinual absorption and restitution of the
ether's energy. normally equal in
amount. But the ether Is permanent
~ robbed Of as much Of Its energy as
10 represented by the mean kinetic en-
ergy OF tho atom. This energy de.
ficiency in the ether Is not wholly
local. but extends indefinitely into
space, diminishing in strength as the
square Of the distance increases.
A Spherical Energy Shadow.
"a body OF matter is pictured as
casting In effect spherical energy
shadow consisting OF the sun OF the
shadows OF its constituent units. the
depth or intensity OF the shadow vary
ing with the inverse square of the dis
lance from the center OF the body. An
other body at any distance will cast a
similar shadow. and the two shadows
will intcrsect. each body being par
TALLY shielded by the other from wav-
es coming from that direction. the ex.
tend OF the shielding effect depending
directly on the mass of the shielding
body.
"Of the several components into
which the composits motion of each
atom can be resolved, that one lying
in the direction Of an attracting body
will be the greatest. because the
waves from that direction. being par
tall intercepted by the attracting body
are weakest and the anton will be
pushed in that direction by the super.
for waves behind 1t. II free to fall,
the atom will continually absorb more
energy from the stronger waves be.
hind II than Il restores TO the weaker
waves In front. and will thus acquire
additional kinctic energy of transla.
tion in the line of fall. measured di.
rectly by the number of waves involv.
ed, 1. O., by the distance moved. Con.
vcrscly. II the atom be forced away
from the attracting body restitution OF
energy will exceed absorption. and the
energy expended in moving the atom
Eaainst attraction will be transferred
to the ether.
1T will be seen that gravitation is
a push toward the attracting body and
and not pnull. II is clear. also. that
the velocity which falling body can
acquire tends asymptotically to a lin.
II. which is the velocity of the ether
waves which push: the velocity of
light. II transverse waves are involv.
cd"
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