"376 . ^ Sev. Mr.Em^aU oh tm. ,.u [Nov. 



m\m^ . t^bilosophy . Supposing . \)m 1 Ftar^fll©* ^f oBJait^r to 

 is^^S immutable electiical e^evgiQfti ,pi?ije..-s»fc/tte^fi^pft^iwions 

 ^^^fe^.i either, first, tlie oarlh's,A^I^»?i«^»ifia^&j^§ftop of 

 §af*8W^of !the energies ol aJl Hs Gq^ftp9nftfttd*teW4HtJim.on 

 i!ihfoPW"?iM?les of electrical attraction, tliose >o^^ft whififefliffer 

 ,^9^4;v energy from oxygen diiier least from'.tb^n^ftn ^i^Skftj-gy 

 jpfj^tfe; €a«rtb. Or, ;se<;ondly, the. force whlcli fk^rmi^^^c 

 ^pj^fiie^fifi.body in the galvaaic spi^^j aJid,,vvhipbrf9^©«j|i49fbe 

 the same with chemical attraction, bears such^jjrj^^fl^j.to 

 £;ravity, that those bodies which differ, m^toftQ9h80d($g^ in 

 cloctiic cil relation have the least tendency,|^tiiei^^fl^ii9l5fhe 

 j^ecoad conclusion seems to follow, if electrical enei'gie^o^eiftot 

 exist; it appears to be the most probable, and may be.saifely 

 assmnc'd, bec^q^e it involves no hypothetical views, being but a 

 bare statement of observed phgenomeria. , / n - j, j 



^i^P^teSM'^^TTTThe most inflammable bodies, i.e. t^kf^ijfjiich 

 Iw^.cMffi l^*s^. ^^^^^ °^ attraction of gravity, ha<Vj^ulierilft|iBt 

 ifttaW^*yafi^P^^'^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^- The atomic capacity ±= cg^ftjpityiof 

 > giff^o^^^gfe^ ^ atomic weight. The following table exhibits 

 Jli^pi^RaiSif ^m^i^i^^§ .^Lsoj^^ undecq^ipQiinded. pub^ta^P^^il i 

 ^^iflo sri.t iosi ai bn/? ^noiiqaoxs iib amio't b^aJ Abfe^Aj^^''^'" 

 aid* lo nw^tyljf d llijxfa eiom lilnU .98bo yi9V9 xiK.^oiJqaoxa •. 

 baaiiqii/g s3f^iLb%%ir*9V,l)Vj59ft5*^Moiydiyrao5H:Yfm yd awijia 

 Jon 89ob ^Ai6^v^"*^^ ^^* n9|^xo lof ,iB9qqB gji; ^../^A jogib 1* 

 -nJ8 \o 88fife ftftj fu 'j'y/ivKg orii59(j8 Vrn^^'gfl^ -/jbwIb* 



ni J 1*6 bi^^WffqVoifq'm *;'rS'S* 81 ^{5lV£'IT^^oaiV^fW;^ Ynoini^ 

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 eiom 97o1^gg^;\cflE:v(Vo1M;ifoMVTI^TM6V9q^^^^^^ , T S k 



-moo amoi^i M9^v/b*5i1/ rWiV/ *fi(5M/ifcfifio5* 2il aniiimai ynohic* 

 I89d 9fij ^|^^^MrB3tr8jW^^;/VriT-\-8l4ff/o-W^^ 

 gjj ^n9bioi^ _* 'W 'fM •;')•! Mil q '^fff 'aVol^d Mi'jb i^Mw b)£1' 

 bflij ;tB9d -^j ^^|7.^;..V^VfiM';Ar Vtflr5*fo'^^ 



eaibod ^uogiU^'.t^rjfivbiV Vi11rV^<|-f •ht '/i*ftI>'»M/iftimw»^ioaj'iol i. 



-8£ 9iJ3 ^9^ n^mv/ nt V';^i'«Vjfl' unVTf *'S\fi^/i* * J Ty I'looni yi9v im 



b Tteiakimbcrs in this table do riot follow the precise ofder; 



sSqx the atomic weights are not only uncertain in some degree, 



but the capacities for heat of the metals are by no means deter- 



miried to lany thing hke precision. Capacities determined by 



tdi^feriintiohemists are exceedingly variable ; however the analogy 



jiftiWi^ejitdda non-metallic bodies. In this and all other tables, I 



iiMimatuMidi the experiments of others in every case. In the 



9dalculQtioiis> the extreme numbers have been employed ; and the 



eifcinof differences are amply sufficient to interrupt the order very 



JCOMiiderably. ' If the atomic capacities of all the solids supposed 



-tolb^aiiaple be compared, the analogy will be found to apjjily to 



all, .although there are small differences in the case of some of 



t!ii~iaaetals, which most probably arise from impetfect data. 



