Part II. ONTOLOGY.--_Cosmogeny_: Rest, Centre, Motion, Line,

Planets, Form, Planetary System, Comets.--_Stöchiogeny_:

Condensation, Simple Matter, Elements, Air, Water,

Earth--_Stöchiology_: Functions of the Elements, etc.,

etc.--_Kingdoms of Nature_: Individuals.

(He says in explanation that "ONTOLOGY teaches us the phenomena

of matter. The first of these are the heavenly bodies

comprehended by _Cosmogeny_. These divide into

elements--_Stöchiogeny_. The earth element divides into

minerals--_Mineralogy_. These unite into one collective

body--_Geogeny_. The whole in singulars is the living, or

_Organic_, which again divides into plants and animals.

_Biology_, therefore, divides into _Organogeny_, _Phytosophy_,

_Zoosophy_.")

FIRST KINGDOM.--MINERALS. _Mineralogy_, _Geology_.

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