Others held that some nebulae were composed of a luminous fluid.
He avoided the spastic, stop-and-start gestures that were typical of the era; his rhythms were fluid, his chords luminous, his forms organic.
Were the nebulae really all star systems at vast distances from Earth, or were there also regions of true nebulosity, clouds of luminous fluid?
This encouraged him to argue in 1784 and 1785 that all nebulae were formed of stars and that there was no need to postulate the existence of a mysterious luminous fluid to explain the observed facts.
If the whole thing could have been done with her floating in a sealed glass tank full of luminous fluid, while scientists in lab coats tweaked dials, I think she'd have been even happier.
William's grand concept of stellar organization received a jolt on Nov. 13, 1790, when he observed a remarkable nebula, which he was forced to interpret as a central star surrounded by a cloud of "luminous fluid".
William's grand concept of stellar organization received a jolt on Nov. 13, 1790, when he observed a remarkable nebula, which he was forced to interpret as a central star surrounded by a cloud of "luminous fluid". This discovery contradicted his earlier views.
Rather than depict the luminous, fluid wonders of the natural world like rain and sand and abalone shells, he cultivates those processes within his canvas (or paper, or found wood panel, or printing press).
So I have occasionally borrowed a bit of Mr Simm – that deceptively light, brisk melodiousness with a carborundum centre – to get through the initial stage of loathing each syllable as it oozes out across the computer screen like some particularly vile and luminous personal fluid.
More stand-outs: Aengus Ortiz, left, powering through the high-energy "Brandy Alexander," to the trumpets and drums of clashing, growling martial music by Gaboury; Dorothea Garland, as luminous and fluid all evening long as her "Martini"; Michael Dominguez's musicality in "Holy Water".
