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... oxygen , atom for atom , and again both oxygen and hydrogen in a twofold number of atoms ; and yet , with all these additions , the matter shall become less and less in bulk , till it is not two - thirds of its original volume . A space ...
... oxygen , atom for atom , and again both oxygen and hydrogen in a twofold number of atoms ; and yet , with all these additions , the matter shall become less and less in bulk , till it is not two - thirds of its original volume . A space ...
Page 85
... oxygen , nitrogen , chlorine and fluorine , are gases ; bromine and mercury are fluid at com- mon temperatures ; and the rest are solid , but the heat required for their fusion differs widely , and carbon , one of the most important ...
... oxygen , nitrogen , chlorine and fluorine , are gases ; bromine and mercury are fluid at com- mon temperatures ; and the rest are solid , but the heat required for their fusion differs widely , and carbon , one of the most important ...
Page 86
... Oxygen , chlorine , iodine , fluorine , bromine , sulphur , nitrogen , phosphorus , selenium , arsenic ; chromium , mo- lybdenum , tungsten , boron , carbon , antimony , tellurium , tantalum , titanium , silicon ; osmium , hydrogen ...
... Oxygen , chlorine , iodine , fluorine , bromine , sulphur , nitrogen , phosphorus , selenium , arsenic ; chromium , mo- lybdenum , tungsten , boron , carbon , antimony , tellurium , tantalum , titanium , silicon ; osmium , hydrogen ...
Page 89
... oxygen , and sul- phur , some of the elements which are widest and most uni- versal in their range . More recently , the analysis of Peligot and others has re - established integer values for chlorine , iodine , bromine , silver , and ...
... oxygen , and sul- phur , some of the elements which are widest and most uni- versal in their range . More recently , the analysis of Peligot and others has re - established integer values for chlorine , iodine , bromine , silver , and ...
Page 90
... oxygen in the same proportions , has three distinct forms , which electricity disengages , without change , from the salts into which they respectively enter . Oxygen , also , exists under a second form , as ozone , in which it has a ...
... oxygen in the same proportions , has three distinct forms , which electricity disengages , without change , from the salts into which they respectively enter . Oxygen , also , exists under a second form , as ozone , in which it has a ...
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Page 3 - I frame no hypotheses: for whatever is not deduced from the phenomena is to be called an hypothesis ; and hypotheses, whether metaphysical or physical, whether of occult qualities or mechanical, have no place in experimental philosophy.
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