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jasirs94 at Nov 21, 2016 03:41 AM

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of chemical compounds in general, from Dalton's fancies down to the theory of Le Bon and Van t'Hoff that units of valency are geometrically arranged about each atom as if they repelled one another, which seems to be fairly proved for the case of carbon, notwithstanding the obscurity of its relation to the electron theory.

These instances seem to me to prove that Man's mind is naturally adapted to understanding mechanics. And this may be taken as a special case of the general rule that every animal's instincts are adapted to its needs. For the most needful instincts for the human, as for

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