CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



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INTRODUCTION ...... I 



CHAPTER II 



THE PHILOSOPHICAL BASIS OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE . II 



CHAPTER III 



THE LIQUEFACTION OF GASES AND THE ABSOLUTE ZERO 



OF TEMPERATURE ..... 4I 



CHAPTER IV 



FUSION AND SOLIDIFICATION . . . .68 



CHAPTER V 



THE PROBLEMS OF SOLUTION . . . -93 



CHAPTER VI 



THE CONDUCTION OF ELECTRICITY THROUGH GASES . I25 



CHAPTER VIJ 



RADIO-ACTIVITY ,.,... 164 



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