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... namely , the connexion between the crys- talline shape of the body , and the form of the molecules of which it consists . But we know of no necessary connexion between the shape of a molecule , and the shape which an aggregation of ...
... namely , the connexion between the crys- talline shape of the body , and the form of the molecules of which it consists . But we know of no necessary connexion between the shape of a molecule , and the shape which an aggregation of ...
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... namely , Hydrogen , Carbon , Oxygen , and Nitro- gen , because we know already that these bodies extend throughout both kingdoms of nature , and that a vast num- ber of bodies are derived from them . But as there will be seen to be good ...
... namely , Hydrogen , Carbon , Oxygen , and Nitro- gen , because we know already that these bodies extend throughout both kingdoms of nature , and that a vast num- ber of bodies are derived from them . But as there will be seen to be good ...
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... namely , hydrogen , carbon , and oxygen , and it will be observed that this process is , in the first stage of the argument , purely tentative . The premises are assumed , and we are to de- termine how far these premises are confirmed ...
... namely , hydrogen , carbon , and oxygen , and it will be observed that this process is , in the first stage of the argument , purely tentative . The premises are assumed , and we are to de- termine how far these premises are confirmed ...
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... namely , .9722 . It is wholly irrespirable , producing , when breathed , almost instant insensibility . It does not support combustion , but , when ignited , burns with a faint blue flame . It thus differs from nitrogen , in its ...
... namely , .9722 . It is wholly irrespirable , producing , when breathed , almost instant insensibility . It does not support combustion , but , when ignited , burns with a faint blue flame . It thus differs from nitrogen , in its ...
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... namely sulphur , phosphorus , and the bodies allied to them , and chlorine and its analogues . It will be convenient to consider , in the first place , the latter class of bodies , which have many characters in common with the sulphur ...
... namely sulphur , phosphorus , and the bodies allied to them , and chlorine and its analogues . It will be convenient to consider , in the first place , the latter class of bodies , which have many characters in common with the sulphur ...
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