...author of the theory of interferences ; and hence, as it appears to me, by inevitable consequence, Champollion ought to be regarded as the author of the discovery of hieroglyphics. I regret I did not sooner think of this method of agreement. If Dr Young whilst living had been offered the...

...author of the theory of interferences ; and hence, as it appears to me, by inevitable consequence, Champollion ought to be regarded as the author of the discovery of hieroglyphics. I regret I did not sooner think of this method of agreement. If Dr Young whilst living had been offered the...

...considered as the author of the theory of interferences; and, therefore, by a consequence which appears to me inevitable, Champollion ought to be regarded...as the author of the discovery of hieroglyphics/'^ In a work like this we cannot, without the use of diagrams, undertake to submit these questions to...

...Champollion and Young, and which has, on the other hand, united all opinions. This example, I believe, 1 have found in the interferences, even leaving out...doctrine of interferences, leaving the hieroglyphics to Chainpollion, or to keep the hieroglyphics, giving up to Hooke the ingenious optical theory, I do not...

...theory of interferences. Thence, by a parity of reasoning which seems to me inevitable, Champolliou ought to be regarded as the author of the discovery...interferences, leaving the hieroglyphics to Champollion, or to keep the hieroglyphics, giving up to Hooke the ingenious optical theory, I do not doubt he would have...

...made, and which could not then be made. From want of knowing the composition of white light, llooke had not an exact idea of the nature of interferences,...interferences, leaving the hieroglyphics to Champollion, or to keep the hieroglyphics, giving up to Hooke the ingenious optical theory, I do not doubt he would have...

...composition of white light, Hooke had not an exact idea of the nature of interferences, as Young oil his part deceived himself by an imagined syllabic...interferences, leaving the hieroglyphics to Champollion, or to keep the hieroglyphics, giving up to Hooke the ingenious optical theory, I do not doubt he would have...

...syllabic or dissyllabic value of hieroglyphics. Young, by unanimous consent, is regarded as the anthor of the theory of interferences. Thence, by a parity...inevitable, Champollion ought to be regarded as the anthor of the discovery of hieroglyphics. I regret not to have sooner thought of this comparison. If,...

...view must depend on arbitrary conditions; and, lastly, how much influence it will have on the definite conclusion. To escape from these embarrassments, I...interferences, leaving the hieroglyphics to Champollion, or to keep the hieroglyphics, giving up to Hooke the ingenious optical theory, I do not doubt he would have...