The Autobiography Of Ithuriel A Chapter In Psychology

Author : Ironquill Ironquill
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780483263833
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (638 download)

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Download or read book The Autobiography of Ithuriel written by Ironquill Ironquill and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-17 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Autobiography of Ithuriel: A Chapter in Psychology Sec. 2. - Preface. - The Atom. - Divisibility. If into a dark ened room a slender ray of sunshine be admitted, we see myriads of motes which, in the broad daylight, are invisible. As we watch them floating in the beam of light, in the darkened room, they seem to be alive and to hover, undisturbed by the power of gravity, like flocks of blithe and airy birds. These motes are the smallest Visible particles of matter; yet, are huge in comparison with the atom. In order to get an idea of the atom let us subdivide the mote. Matter is not forever divisible. It cannot be divided until nothing is left. It cannot be destroyed by subdivisions. There is a limit, and there is an ultimate form of matter which is in capable of further subdivision. This form we call the atom. When a particle of matter has been subdivided as long as the human mind can contemplate, then what remains is the atom. To illustrate: Suppose we take the smallest mote that, is float ing in the sunlight, if we subdivide it into a thousand equal parts we have divided it apast microscopic detection. Then if we subdivide each part into a thousand we have a million parts; this is as far as an abstraction may ordinarily go. If now we subdivide each of these parts into a million other parts, then we have divided the mote into a thousand billion parts, and this is as far, yes much farther, than any mind can contemplate. Here we may stop, and call the resultant parts, which as to us cannot exist, except in contemplation of mind, an atom. It is the end of all subdivision. It is the smallest form of mat ter. 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.