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sential features are these: (1) All matter is composed of ultimate, indivisible
entities, the atoms; and all changes in matter are merely changes in the
groupings of atoms. (2) There are many kinds of atoms, of different sizes and
shapes, and the ...
sential features are these: (1) All matter is composed of ultimate, indivisible
entities, the atoms; and all changes in matter are merely changes in the
groupings of atoms. (2) There are many kinds of atoms, of different sizes and
shapes, and the ...
Page 340
Spectral lines result when the atom goes over from one discrete excited state into
another. ... In order to understand the formation of aggregates of atoms—i.e.,
molecules and bulk matter—it is necessary to examine in somewhat greater
detail ...
Spectral lines result when the atom goes over from one discrete excited state into
another. ... In order to understand the formation of aggregates of atoms—i.e.,
molecules and bulk matter—it is necessary to examine in somewhat greater
detail ...
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Thus Descartes could construct an atomic theory without atoms in the classical
sense. Although this theory as such has not been of great value for the scientific
atomic theory of modern times, its general tendency was not without importance.
Thus Descartes could construct an atomic theory without atoms in the classical
sense. Although this theory as such has not been of great value for the scientific
atomic theory of modern times, its general tendency was not without importance.
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| Title | The New Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica |
| Author | Encyclopaedia Britannica Publishers, Inc. Staff |
| Contributor | Robert M. Hutchins |
| Edition | 15, illustrated |
| Publisher | Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1974 |
| ISBN | 0852292902, 9780852292907 |
| Length | 934 pages |
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