Chemistry, Meteorology and the Function of Digestion Considered with Reference to Natural Theology (Paperback)

Introduction; Part I. Of Chemistry: 1. Of the mutual operation of physical agents and of matter; 2. Of the inertia and activity of matter; 3. Of molecular or polarising forces; 4. Of chemical elementary principles; Part II. Of Meteorology: 1. Of the general structure of the earth; 2. Of heat and light; 3. Of the temperature of the earth; 4. Of the primary constituents of climate; 5. Of the secondary or subsidiary constituents of climate; 6. Of the adaptation of organised beings to climate; Part III. Of the Chemistry of Organisation: 1. Of the nature and composition of organised bodies in general; 2. Of the modes of nutrition; Of the digestive process; 4. Of the processes of assimilation; Appendix.