Excerpt from Chemistry: An Exact Mechanical Philosophy

The object of this work is to determine the exact shape of the atoms, to find their relative positions in space, and to show that chemical force is purely a function of matter and motion.

Chapter II., "The Existing Molecular Theory Untenable," I believe to be an argument that will effectually refute the prevalent conception of molecules as atoms held intimately together by some "occult" force.

The shapes obtained for the different atoms (Chapter III.) is the subject-matter of a British patent (Atomic Models) dated 1897. The exact agreement in the following points should convince the most sceptical of the truth of this discovery:

1. The recurring shapes of the atomic models agree with the periodicity of the elements.

2. Twelve inverse pyramidal faces predominate just so far as the particular atom is acidic in characteristics.

3. Projecting pyramidal faces predominate just so far as the particular atom is metallic in characteristics.

4. The sudden change from acidic to metallic models at the points between chlorine and potassium, bromine and rubidium, iodine and c?sium respectively.

5. The formation of the basic and acidic oxides.

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