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that its density is greater than that of any known molecu- 
lar mass. Furthermore, this corpuscle is in a sense dual 
in structure, consisting of an elongated mass of ether 
whose strain at one end constitutes the negative charge, 
while that at the other end constitutes an equal and oppo- 
site positive charge. It is deduced from the mathematical 
discussion, however, that the ether is so concentrated in 
the negative charge that it constitutes essentially the 
entire mass of the corpuscle. 
Having considered briefly the nature of the corpuscle, 
let us consider for a moment the evolution of* atomic 
matter from primordial conditions. 
In the beginning, space was filled with a continuous 
medium called ether consisting in the aggregate of these 
primordial dual units called corpuscles. The corpuscular 
temperature was very high. In other words, the corpuscles 
were in a high state of motion which prevented any com- 
binations at first. It is demonstrated, however, mathe- 
matically that such a tube of ether as the corpuscle by 
virtue of its motion in ether would gradually lose its 
kinetic energy through the process of radiation. In other 
words, a tube of ether moving in ether produces waves, 
the energy of which comes from the corpuscle. Accord- 
ingly, some corpuscles might lose their energy faster than 
others and would be first to come together to form those 
complex aggregations denoted by chemists as atoms. 
An atom as presented us by Professor Thomson consists 
of a group of negatively charged corpuscles enclosed in a 
sphere of positive electrification. The nature of the atom 
is determined by the number and arrangement of the 
corpuscles inside this sphere of positive electrification. 
The corpuscles thus restrained are in rapid motion. In 
other words, the atom possesses corpuscular temperature. 
If the motions of the corpuscles are such as to be confined 
to the space inside the positive sphere, the atom is stable 
and in a neutral condition electrically. This means that 
the combined negative charges of the enclosed corpuscles 
exactly equals in quantity the charge on the surrounding 
positive sphere. 
