Chapter XVII: 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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