Elements of Physiophilosophy

PART II. ONTOLOGY 49

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A. _COSMOGENY_ ib.

a. Rest, Centre, § 209. Motion, Line, Planets, § 215. c. Form, § 231. Planetary System, Comets.

B. _STÖCHIOGENY_ 59

Condensation, § 253. Simple matters, Elements. a. Air § 282. b. Water, § 294. c. Earth, § 303.

C. _STÖCHIOLOGY_ 68

Functions of the Elements. 1. Functions of the Æther, § 317. a. Gravity, § 320. b. Light, § 321. Inflexion, Refraction, Reflexion, Colours, § 354. Colours and Planets, § 379. c. Heat, § 385. 2. Function of the Air, § 410. Electrism. 3. Function of the Water, § 432. Solution. 4. Function of Earth, § 438. Crystallization.

D. _KINGDOMS OF NATURE_ 95

Individuals, § 463.

FIRST KINGDOM--MINERALS 96

I. _MINERALOGY_, § 474. Division, § 490.

a. Chemical Division 103

b. Genetic Division. Classes 106

Class I. Earth-Earths Earths.

II. Water-Earths Salts.

III. Air-Earths Inflammables.

IV. Fire-Earths Ores.

Table A to face page 120

II. _GEOLOGY_ 121

_I._ Form of the Planet, § 546. Primary Valleys. _II._ Organs of the Planet, § 570.

A. _Earths_ 127

a. Earth Formation--Primary Rocks, § 573. Granite, Gneiss, Mica-schist, Lamination, Primary Limestone. b. Water-formation, § 622. Transition-rocks, Sedimentary or Stratified Rocks, Stratified Limestone, Petrifactions or Fossil Remains. c. Air-formation--Trap-rocks, § 681. d. Fire-formation--Volcanic Rocks, § 690.

B. _Metallic Ores_ 148

a. Metallic Veins, § 693. b. Production of Ore, § 698. c. Poison, § 755. d. Magnetism, § 760. e. Earth-magnetism, § 771.

C. _Inflammables_ 166

a. Sulphur, § 801. b. Coal, § 819.

D. _Salts_ 170

a. Salt-periods, § 827. b. Chemism, § 847.