It is still not entirely clear what the chemicals were , but two of the bottles were labelled diethyl ether and methanol , both highly flammable substances .
All this was based on classical electrodynamics , assuming an ether theory .
所有这些都基于电动力学,前提是以太论。
What is perceived as empty space turns out to be a new kind of ether , a patchwork of quantum fields teeming with spontaneous activity , and the fundamental building block of nature .
真空被证明为一种新的以太,就像是一场充斥着自发运动的量子场拼图,充当着大自然的基本构成物。
The researchers start off by drying their coffee grounds overnight and then pour in some common chemical solvents , such as hexane , ether and dichloromethane , to dissolve the oils .
Scientists assumed that the laws of physics would be different for an object at rest with respect to the ether , and with the proper experiments it would be possible to figure out what was truly at rest , according to peter galison , a professor of physics and the history of science at harvard university .
The compound , a polybrominated diphenyl ether ( pbde ) , is widely used in electronics and furniture , and is associated with developmental and reproductive issues , cancer , and other health problems .
Usage of ether and chloroform later declined after the development of safer , more effective inhalation anesthetics , and they are no longer used in surgery today .
Before its development as a surgical anesthetic , ether was used throughout the history of medicine , including as a treatment for ailments such as scurvy or pulmonary inflammation .
在乙醚应用于外科麻醉之前,它早已在医学中被使用,包括用于治疗坏血病或肺部发炎。
Long did not publish the results of his experiments until 1848 , and by that time boston dentist william t.g. morton had already gained fame with the first publicly demonstrated use of ether as an effective surgical anesthetic .
Though many army doctors and nurses had experience with using ether by the time of the civil war , chloroform became more popular during that conflict , due to its faster-acting nature and a large number of positive reports of its usage during the crimean war in the 1850s .