Download or read book Elements of Chemistry, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint) written by John Murray and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-09-27 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Elements of Chemistry, Vol. 1 of 2 The principal power productive of chemical phenomena, is that species of attraction, exerted between the parti. Cles of bodies, which brings them into intimate and per manent union. From its exertion between particles of a similar nature, arise -the forms under which bodies exist, and many of the physical qualities of which they are pos sessed. And from its exertion between particles of differ ent kinds, are derived the greater number of substances which compose our globe, - these consisting of certain ele ments retained by this power in a state of combination. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.