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CHAPTER II.-RECEPTION AND CONFIRMATION OF THE DIS-
COVERY OF VOLTAIC ELECTRICITY.
CHAPTER III.-DISCOVERY OF THE LAWS OF THE MUTUAL
ATTRACTION AND REPULSION OF VOLTAIC CURRENTS.-
AMPÈRE.
CHAPTER IV.-DISCOVERY OF ELECTRO-MAGNETIC ACTION.
CHAPTER VIII. DISCOVERY OF THE LAWS OF MAGNETO-
ELECTRIC INDUCTION.-FARADAY.
CHAPTER I.-IMPROVEMENT OF THE NOTION OF CHEMICAL
ANALYSIS, AND RECOGNITION OF IT AS THE SPAGIRIC
ART.
CHAPTER II.-DOCTRINE OF ACID AND ALKALI.-SYLVIUS.
CHAPTER III.-DOCTRINE OF ELECTIVE ATTRACTIONS.-
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GEOFFROY. BERGMAN.
CHAPTER IV.-DOCTRINE OF ACIDIFICATION AND COMBUS-
TION. PHLOGISTIC THEORY.
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CHAPTER V.-CHEMISTRY OF GASES.-BLACK. CAVENDISH. 109
CHAPTER VI.-EPOCH OF THE THEORY OF OXYGEN.-LA-
VOISIER.
Sect. 1. Prelude to the Theory.-Its Publication
Sect. 2. Reception and Confirmation of the Theory of
114
CHAPTER VII.-APPLICATION AND CORRECTION OF THE
OXYGEN THEORY..
CHAPTER VIII.-THEORY OF DEFINITE, RECIPROCAL, AND
MULTIPLE PROPORTIONS.
Sect. 1. Prelude to the Atomic Theory, and its Publication
by Dalton.
Sect. 2. Reception and Confirmation of the Atomic Theory
Sect. 3. The Theory of Volumes.-Gay-Lussac.
CHAPTER IX.-EPOCH OF DAVY AND FARADAY.
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133
Sect. 1. Promulgation of the Electro-chemical Theory by
Sect. 2. Establishment of the Electro-chemical Theory by
Faraday
Sect. 3. Consequences of Faraday's Discoveries.
Sect. 4. Reception of the Electro-chemical Theory.
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141
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150
CHAPTER X.-TRANSITION FROM THE CHEMICAL TO
THE CLASSIFICATORY SCIENCES.
Sect. 1. Of the Classificatory Sciences
Sect. 2. Of Mineralogy as the Analytico-classificatory Science
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164
CRYSTALLOGRAPHY.
CHAPTER I.-PRELUDE TO THE EPOCH OF DE LISLE AND
CHAPTER II.-EPOCH OF ROME DE LISLE AND HAUY.-
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FIXITY OF CRYSTALLINE
ANGLES, AND THE SIMPLICITY OF THE LAWS OF DE-
CHAPTER III.-RECEPTION AND CORRECTIONS OF THE HAUÏAN
CRYSTALLOGRAPHY,
CHAPTER IV.-ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
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171
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DISTINCTION OF
CHAPTER V.-RECEPTION AND CONFIRMATION OF THE DIS-
TINCTION OF SYSTEMS OF CRYSTALLIZATION.
CHAPTER VI.-CORRECTION OF THE LAW OF THE SAME
ANGLE FOR THE SAME SUBSTANCE.
184
186
CHAPTER VII.-ATTEMPTS TO ESTABLISH THE FIXITY OF
OTHER PHYSICAL PROPERTIES.-WERNER.
SYSTEMATIC MINERALOGY.
193
CHAPTER VIII.-ATTEMPTS AT THE CLASSIFICATION OF
MINERALS.
CHAPTER IX.-ATTEMPTS AT THE REFORM OF MINERALO-
GICAL SYSTEMS. SEPARATION OF THE CHEMICAL AND
NATURAL HISTORY METHODS.
Sect. I. Natural History System of Mohs
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198
203
Sect. 2. Chemical System of Berzelius and others
206
Sect. 3. Failure of the Attempts at Systematic Reform
Sect. 4. Return to Mixed Systems with Improvements
CLASSIFICATORY SCIENCES.
BOOK XVI.
CHAPTER III.-FORMATION OF A SYSTEM OF ARRANGEMENT
OF PLANTS.
Sect. 1. Prelude to the Epoch of Casalpinus
233
Sect. 2. Epoch of Casalpinus.-Formation of a System of
Arrangement.
237
Sect. 3. Stationary Interval
243
Sect. 4. Sequel to the Epoch of Casalpinus.-Further Forma-
tion and Adoption of Systematic Arrangement
249
272
Sect. 4. Linnæus's Artificial System
Sect. 6. Reception and Diffusion of the Linnæan Reform
CHAPTER V.-PROGRESS TOWARDS A NATURAL SYSTEM
OF BOTANY..
277
CHAPTER VI.—THE PROGRESS OF SYSTEMATIC ZOOLOGY. 287
Period of Accumulation of Materials.-Exotic Collections
Epoch of the Fixation of Characters.-Ray and Willoughby
Period of Erudition
Improvement of the System.-Artedi
Separation of the Artificial and Natural Methods in Ich-
thyology . .
ORGANICAL SCIENCES.
BOOK XVII.
301
Sect. 1. Knowledge of Galen and his Predecessors
Sect. 2. Recognition of Final Causes in Physiology.-Galen. 324
319
CHAPTER II.-DISCOVERY OF THE CIRCULATION OF THE BLOOD.
Sect. 1. Prelude to the Discovery.
327
Sect. 2. The Discovery of the Circulation made by Harvey
Sect. 3. Reception of the Discovery
Sect. 4. Bearing of the Discovery on the Progress of Phy-
siology
332
CHAPTER III.-DISCOVERY OF THE MOTION OF THE CHYLE,
AND CONSEQUENT SPECULATIONS.
Sect. 1. The Discovery of the motion of the Chyle
Sect. 2. The consequent Speculations. Hypotheses of Di-
gestion.
337
339
CHAPTER IV.-EXAMINATION OF THE PROCESS OF REPRO-
DUCTION IN ANIMALS AND PLANTS, AND CONSEQUENT
SPECULATIONS.
Sect. 1. The Examination of the Process of Reproduction
Sect. 2. The Examination of the Process of Reproduction
in Vegetables.
Sect. 3. The consequent Speculations.-Hypotheses of Gene-
ration
341