THE ETHER
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At all events, gravitation is thought to act through, or by means of, the Ether—the nature of which is still another mystery! Lodge, in his “Ether of Space,” has given some interesting figures as to the enormous strain which the ether must be supposed to transmit or carry. Lack of space, however, prevents a further discussion of this interesting question; a brief summary may be found on pp. 53-55 of my book on “Chemistry for Beginners,” in the series of Blue Books. For our present purposes, it need only be said that the ether is the only hypothetical connecting-link between celestial bodies—since there is no air or atmosphere in interstellar space. And it is across or by means of this ether that gravitation must be exerted.