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Excerpt from Foundations of the Atomic Theory: Comprising Papers and Extracts N a former paper which I submitted to this Society, On the constitution of mixed gases, I adopted such proportions of the simple elastic uids to constitute the atmosphere as were then current, not intending to warrant the accuracy of them all, as stated in the said paper; my principal object in that essay was, to point out the manner in which mixed elastic uids exist together, and to insist upon what I think a very important and fundamental position in the doctrine of such uids namely, that the elastic or repulsive power of each particle is confined to those of its own kind; and con sequently the force of such uid, retained in a given vessel, or gravifiting, is the same in a separate as in a mixed state, depending upon its proper density and temperature. This principle accords with all experience, and I have no doubt will soon be perceived and acknow ledged by chemists and philosophers in general; and its application will elucidate a variety of facts, which are otherwise involved in obscurity. From the Memoirs of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Manchester, Second Series, Volume I., 1805, pp. 244-258. In this paper there is announced the first example of the law of multiple proportions. 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.