Literary notes about VELOCITY (AI summary)
The term “velocity” is employed in literature to bridge the gap between rigorous scientific measurement and the poetic embodiment of swift, transformative motion. In technical contexts, it is used to describe precise rates—such as the nearly constant speed of light [1] or the calculated propulsion of a projectile [2]—while in narrative passages it captures the immediacy of action and the exhilaration of forward motion. Authors invoke velocity to animate epic journeys or perilous descents, comparing mythic steeds galloping through fire and water [3] or the rapid, almost fateful, acceleration of a falling object [4]. In this dual capacity, “velocity” not only quantifies movement but also infuses the text with an undercurrent of urgency and dynamic change.
- The wave of light travels with a certain very nearly constant velocity, roughly 300,000 kilometres per second.
— from The Analysis of Mind by Bertrand Russell - Receiver pendulum; formula which gives the velocity of the projectile.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - His horse Blodug-hofi is not unlike Pegasus, Apollo’s favourite steed, for it can pass through fire and water with equal ease and velocity.
— from Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas by H. A. Guerber - To-day I found an enormous increase in the moon’s apparent bulk—and the evidently accelerated velocity of my descent began to fill me with alarm.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1 by Edgar Allan Poe
