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... presents , according to the temperature to which it is exposed , and present too many points of resem- blance , to allow us to infer that they are distinct from one another , any more than that they are distinct from other bodies which ...
... presents , according to the temperature to which it is exposed , and present too many points of resem- blance , to allow us to infer that they are distinct from one another , any more than that they are distinct from other bodies which ...
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... present argument , however , is not essentially affected by the uncertainty which exists . It matters not with respect to the general conclusion to be drawn , whether the assumed combining weight be a multiple 5 or submultiple of a ...
... present argument , however , is not essentially affected by the uncertainty which exists . It matters not with respect to the general conclusion to be drawn , whether the assumed combining weight be a multiple 5 or submultiple of a ...
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... present , the hydrogen gas is inflamed ; and if the mixture of gases be nearly in the pro- portion to form water , detonation takes place . It would appear from this action , that platinum condenses the gas by contact , and that the ...
... present , the hydrogen gas is inflamed ; and if the mixture of gases be nearly in the pro- portion to form water , detonation takes place . It would appear from this action , that platinum condenses the gas by contact , and that the ...
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... present the characters of a metal ; but it is equally possible that oxygen , nitrogen , or any other body would do so . It is contended that hy- drogen , in certain compounds , takes the place of a metal , and therefore is to be ...
... present the characters of a metal ; but it is equally possible that oxygen , nitrogen , or any other body would do so . It is contended that hy- drogen , in certain compounds , takes the place of a metal , and therefore is to be ...
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... present the same analogies in their own actions , or in the actions of their compounds , which we assume them to possess in their composition . Thus , we are not to infer that carbonic acid , CO + O , must be similar in its characters ...
... present the same analogies in their own actions , or in the actions of their compounds , which we assume them to possess in their composition . Thus , we are not to infer that carbonic acid , CO + O , must be similar in its characters ...
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