The mystery of space : $b a study of the hyperspace movement in the light of the evolution of new psychic faculties and an inquiry into the genesis and essential nature of spaceBrowne, Robert T.
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The mystery of space : $b a study of the hyperspace movement in the light of the evolution of new psychic faculties and an inquiry into the genesis and essential nature of space
Browne, Robert T.
Hyperspace
In the first place, plane-rotation in the actual universe is a
structural impossibility. The very nature and constitution of material
bodies will not admit of such contortion as that required by the
rotation of a body, say a cube, about one of its faces. Let us examine
some of the results of plane rotation. 1. The rotation must take
place in the direction of the fourth dimension. Now, as it is utterly
impossible for any one, whether layman or metageometrician, even to
imagine or conceive, in any way that is practical, the direction of
the fourth dimension it is also impossible for one to move or rotate
a plane, surface, line or any other body in that direction. We are
in the very beginning of the process of plane-rotation so-called
confronted with a physical impossibility. 2. Plane rotation necessarily
involves the orbital diversion of every particle in the cube. This
alone is sufficient to prohibit such a rotation; for it is obvious
that the moment a particle or any series of particles is diverted from
its established orbital path disruption of that portion of the cube
must necessarily follow. This upon the assumption that the particles
of matter are in motion and revolving in their corpuscular orbits. 3.
Plane-rotation necessitates a radical change in the absolute motion
of each individual particle, electron, atom or molecule of matter in
the cube and a consequent retardation or acceleration of this motion.
This upon the hypothesis that the particles of matter are vibrating
at the rate of absolute motion. 4. It presupposes a reconstitution
of each atom, molecule or particle in the cube, changing the path of
intra-corpuscular rotation either from a right to left direction or
from a left to right direction, as the case may be. The particles of
matter in the cube will be acted upon in much the same manner as the
particles in a glove when it is maneuvered in the fourth dimension. In
describing this phenomenon, MANNING says:[20]
"Every part by itself, in its own place is turned over with only a
slight possible stretching and slight changing of positions of the
different particles of matter which go to make up the glove."
[20] Vide _Fourth Dimension, Simply Explained_, edited by
H. P. MANNING, p. 28.
The slight stretching and slight changing of the positions of the
particles referred to would be of small consequence if applied to
ponderable bodies. But when used in connection with particles of matter
which are themselves of very infinitesimal size means far more--enough,
as we have said, to militate severely against the integrity of the
cube. It is not deemed necessary to go further into the physical
aspects of plane-rotation as it is believed sufficient has been said to
negative the assumption from a purely structural viewpoint.
Among the vagaries of hyperspace publicists none is perhaps more
notable than the view taken by C. H. HINTON:[21]
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