 and volume was at that date especially
necessary; for want of numerical data the experimental researches of
the time were of a somewhat vague character, and it often happened that
the conclusions drawn from them were incorrect. Hence it is with a
feeling of satisfaction that we read (vol. i. p. 2):--

“And since we are assured that the all-wise Creator has observed the
most exact proportions of _number_, _weight_, and _measure_ in the
make of all things, the most likely way, therefore, to get any insight
into the nature of those parts of the creation which come within our
observation must in all reason be to number, weigh, and measure. And
we have much encouragement to pursue this method of searching into
the nature of things, from the great success which has attended any
attempts of this kind.” For God has “comprehended the dust of the earth
in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a
balance.”

From experiments on the rise of sap in plants, many of them very
ingenious and well adapted to secure their end, and which are still
regarded by botanists as classic, Hales noticed that a quantity of
air was inspired by plants. In order to ascertain the composition and
amount of this air, the process of distillation was resorted to; for
Hales remarks: “That elasticity is no immutable property of air is
further evident from these experiments; because it were impossible for
such great quantities of it to be confined in the substances of animals
and vegetables, in an elastick state, without rending their constituent
parts with a vast explosion” (Preface, p. viii.). Hence, concluding
that the air absorbed by plants and animals could be recovered by their
distillation, Hales proceeded to distil a great number of substances of
animal and vegetable origin, such as hogs’ blood, tallow, a
fallow-deer’s horn, oystershell, oak, wheat, peas, amber, tobacco,
camphor, aniseed oil, honey, beeswax, sugar, Newcastle coal, earth,
chalk, pyrites, a mixture of salt and bone-ash, of nitre and bone-ash,
tartar, compound aquafortis, and a number of other substances. He
collected the “
and volume was at that date especially 
 necessary; for want of numerical data the experimental researches of 
 the meter were of a slightly vague character, and it often happen that 
 the conclusions drawn from them were faulty. therefore it is with a 
 feeling of satisfaction that we read (vol. i. p. 2):-- 

 “ And since we are assured that the all - fresh Creator has observed the 
 most accurate proportions of _ number _, _ system of weights _, and _ measure _ in the 
 make of all thing, the most likely way, consequently, to get any insight 
 into the nature of those share of the universe which come within our 
 notice must in all reason be to number, weigh, and measure. And 
 we have much boost to pursue this method of searching into 
 the nature of things, from the great success which has attended any 
 attempts of this kind. ” For God has “ comprehended the dust of the earth 
 in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a 
 balance. ” 

 From experiment on the rise of sap in plants, many of them very 
 clever and well adapt to guarantee their end, and which are still 
 regarded by botanists as classic, Hales noticed that a quantity of 
 tune was inspired by plants. In order to ascertain the composition and 
 amount of this atmosphere, the process of distillation was resorted to; for 
 Hales remarks: “ That elasticity is no immutable place of air is 
 far apparent from these experiments; because it were impossible for 
 such great quantities of it to be confined in the substance of animals 
 and vegetables, in an elastick state, without rend their constituent 
 part with a vast explosion ” (Preface, p. eight .). Hence, concluding 
 that the air absorbed by plants and animal could be recovered by their 
 distillation, Hales proceeded to condense a great issue of substances of 
 animal and vegetable origin, such as hogs ’ blood, tallow, a 
 fallow - deer ’s horn, oystershell, oak, pale yellow, peas, amber, tobacco, 
 camphor, aniseed oil, honey, beeswax, boodle, Newcastle coal, earth, 
 chalk, pyrites, a mixture of strategic arms limitation talks and bone - ash, of nitre and bone - ash, 
 tartar, compound aquafortis, and a number of early substances. He 
 collected the “
 anf volume was at that datt especially
necessary; foc want kf numerkcal data the experimental rxseaeches of
the time were of a romewhat nague chaeacttr, and it often helpened bkat
ths conelnsions drawn frpm them wese incorrect. Hanze it is with a
feeling of satisfactiog that ee read (vol. i. p. 2):--

“Wnd xynce we are assured that the all-wise Cdeator ias observed thr
most exact proportions of _numher_, _weight_, and _meadure_ in the
nake if all thingr, the most likely way, jherefore, to get any insight
into the uature of tyowe odrts of the creanion which come withit our
obxervation must in alo reason be to number, weigh, and measure. And
we haee much encouragemebt to porsue thir meghos pf searcjinj into
the nzture of thungs, from the great stbvess which hzs attqnqed any
attempts of this kind.” For God hav “ckmprehended the dust of the earth
in a measurg, and weigred the mountains in scales, and the hills in a
baldnce.”

Fcoo ericrimdbtd on the rise of sap in plants, many of them vqdy
onnenious and well adapted to sfcite their end, avd whieg zre still
regarded hy botagists as classyc, Hsles noticed that a quantitt of
air was pnspured by plants. In lrder to aseertaim the composition and
amount uf tgis air, the process kw distillation wxs gesosted to; for
Hales remarks: “Trat elastmcity is no kmmujable pwoperty of air lv
further evident fgom tkese axperimentd; because it were impossible foc
xuch great qoanditpes of it to bc confined in tre substances pf animcls
and vegetablea, in an elastick seate, without sgnding their ronstituegt
paets qith a xxst explosion” (Lreface, p. viii.). Hencw, concluding
that tme ait zbsorbed by plauus qnd animals coukd ce webovxred ff their
distinlatkon, Nales proceeded bo aistol a great number of subatances of
animal amd vegetaboe origig, such as hogx’ blood, tallow, a
faplow-dxer’s hurn, oustgrshell, oak, wheat, peas, amber, togacco,
campjor, aniseed oil, honcy, bgeswax, sugax, Newcastle coal, earth,
chalk, pyrites, a mieture of salt and bone-awh, of nitre and bong-asm,
tartar, comppund wquafortiv, and a number of otyer substances. He
gollected the “
and volume was at that date especially want numerical data experimental researches of somewhat character, and it happened that the drawn from them were incorrect. Hence is with a feeling of satisfaction that we read (vol. i. p. 2):-- since we are assured that the all-wise Creator has observed the most exact of _weight_, _measure_ the make of all things, the most likely way, therefore, to get any insight into the of those parts of the creation which come our observation must in reason be to number, weigh, measure. we have encouragement pursue method of searching the nature of things, from the great success which has attended any attempts of this kind.” For has “comprehended of the in measure, weighed the mountains and the hills in a balance.” the rise of sap in plants, many of very ingenious well adapted to secure their end, which are still regarded by botanists as classic, noticed that a quantity of air was inspired by plants. In order to ascertain the amount of this air, process of distillation resorted for remarks: elasticity is immutable property of air is further evident from these experiments; because were impossible for such great quantities of it to be the of animals and in an elastick state, rending constituent parts with a (Preface, viii.). the absorbed plants and animals could recovered by their distillation, Hales to distil a great and vegetable origin, such as hogs’ blood, tallow, fallow-deer’s horn, oystershell, oak, wheat, peas, amber, camphor, aniseed oil, honey, beeswax, sugar, Newcastle coal, earth, chalk, pyrites, a of salt of nitre and bone-ash, tartar, compound aquafortis, and number of other substances. collected the “
 and volume was at that date espEcially
necEssarY; foR waNt Of nuMeriCal data the expeRImenTal researches of
the time Were oF a SOmewHAt Vague CharactER, aND It oFtEn HapPeNEd That
tHe cOnclusiOns drawn frOm tHeM were incorreCT. HEnce it is wiTh a
Feeling of satIsfAction ThAt wE Read (vOl. i. P. 2):--

“And sInce we ARe assuRed that thE aLL-wise CREator haS OBsErveD the
most exact propORtIOns of _number_, _weiGht_, and _MeASuRE_ In tHe
mAke of all thInGs, the MOst likeLY wAY, THerEFore, to get any iNsight
into tHE naTure of ThOse PArts of The crEaTIon Which come wiThin Our
observAtion mUSt in all REason be To numbEr, wEigH, and MEaSuRe. ANd
WE haVE mUch ENcoUragemenT tO pUrsue This METHOd of SeaRchiNg intO
the nature of tHinGs, frOM thE greaT succEss wHiCh has AttendEd any
AtTempts of this kinD.” For god has “comPreHeNdeD tHe dusT Of the eArtH
in A measurE, and weiGHed ThE MOUnTains in scales, and thE hILLs In a
balanCe.”

From EXpErIMents on tHe RisE of sAP In plaNts, mANy Of them veRy
ingeNIoUs And well AdApted tO sEcuRe tHeir eND, and Which aRe still
rEgardED by botanists as CLassic, Hales noTIcED ThAT a quAntIty of
air was InspIRed bY plaNTs. in oRDer to AscerTaIN tHE composition and
amouNt Of this Air, thE process of disTillation wAS REsorted tO; for
hAlES remarks: “That elAsticIty is no immUTable proPerty Of air is
fUrther eviDENt from thEse ExpEriMenTS; BeCause it were imPOSsibLe For
such GreAt quantItiEs oF it To bE cOnfined in The substAnCeS oF aNimAls
anD VegetablEs, In aN eLasTick sTAte, witHout rEndiNg ThEIr cOnstituENt
PARts wItH a Vast ExpLoSion” (PRefaCE, p. vIii.). HencE, concludiNg
tHAt thE aIr AbsorbeD by plants and aNiMals could bE rEcoVered bY THeir
distIllation, Hales proceeded tO Distil a GreAt numBer oF substancEs oF
animaL anD VegetaBle oriGin, suCh As hOGS’ blooD, TAlLow, A
fAllow-deer’s HORn, oYsterShEll, oAk, wheat, Peas, amber, tobacco,
caMPhoR, aniseed oil, hoNey, BeesWAX, sUgaR, neWCasTlE CoaL, EArth,
chalk, pyriteS, a mixture oF sALt And bone-ash, OF niTrE and bonE-ash,
tarTar, coMPound aqUafortis, aNd a number Of OtheR SUbsTances. He
coLlected tHe “
 and volume was at that da te especia lly
n ece ssa ry ; fo r wa nt of numerica l  dat a the experimental res earch es of
t h etimewere of as o mew ha tvag ue ch aract er,  and it  often hap pen ed  that
the co n cl usions dra wnfrom them we reincorr ec t.H enceitis wi th a
f e elingof satisf ac t ion th a t we re a d  ( vol.  i. p. 2):--

“An d  s i nce we are ass ured t ha t  t h e  al l-w ise Creato rhas o b servedt he m o ste xact proporti ons of _num b er_ , _wei gh t_, and _m easur e_ inthe
make of  all  things,the mo s t likel y  way, t herefo re,  to  get an yins ig h t
i n to  th e  na ture ofth os e par ts o f t h e cr eat ionwhich  come withinour 
obs e rva tionmustin a ll  reas on beto nu mb er, weigh, andmeas ure. Andweha vemu ch en c ourage men t t o pursu e thism eth od o f  s earching into
thena t u re  of thin gs, fr o mth e  great s uc ces s wh i c h has  att e nd ed any
a ttempt s  o fthis ki nd .” For  G odhas  “com p rehe nded t he dustof th e  earth
in a me a sure, and wei g he d th e  mou nta ins in scal es,a nd t he h i ll s i n  a
ba lance .” 
F r om experiments on t he  riseof sa p in plants,many of th e m very
ing enio u sa nd well adapte d tosecure the i r end, a nd wh ich arestill
reg a r ded by b ota nis tsasc l as sic, Hales no t i cedth at a qu ant ity ofair  wa s i nsp ir ed by pla nts. Inor de rto  as certa i n the co mp osi ti onand
a m ount o f thi s ai r,  t h e p rocesso fd i stil la ti on w asre sorte d to ;  fo r
Hales  remarks:  “T h at e la st icity i s no immutabl eproperty o fair  is
fu r t her evid ent from these experime n ts; bec aus e itwere  impossib lefor
su chg reat q uantit ies o fitt o  be c o n fi ned  i n the subs t a nce s ofan imal s
and v egetables, in an e l ast ick state, wi tho ut r e n di ngt he i r c on s tit u e nt
parts with a  vast expl os i on ” (Preface ,  p.  v iii.).Hence,concl u ding
th at the ai r absorbe dby p l a nts  and anima ls could  be recov e red b y  t heirdis tillat io n,Hales  proce e ded  to d istilagreatnumbe rof subst ances of
animal and veg etable  orig in,  such ashog s ’ b lood, tal low,  a
fallow- dee r’s  horn , o y sters hell ,  o ak, wheat , pe a s, amber, to bac c o ,camphor, an i s e edoil,hon e y, bee swax , sugar, Newcastl e  coal, earth,chal k ,  py rit e s, a  m ixture of salt  an db o ne-ash,of  nitre andbone-ash ,t artar , comp ound a quafort i s ,a nd a n umbe r o f other s ubs ta n ces. He 
c ol l ectedthe“
 and_volume was_at that date especially
necessary;_for want_of_numerical data_the_experimental researches of
the_time were of_a somewhat vague character,_and it often_happened_that
the conclusions drawn from them were incorrect. Hence it is with a
feeling of satisfaction_that_we read_(vol._i._p. 2):--

“And since we are_assured that the all-wise Creator_has observed_the
most exact proportions of _number_, _weight_, and _measure__in_the
make of all_things, the most likely way, therefore, to get any_insight
into the nature of those parts_of the creation_which_come_within our
observation must in_all reason be to number, weigh,_and measure. And
we have much encouragement_to pursue this method of searching into
the_nature of things, from the great_success which has attended any
attempts_of this_kind.” For God has “comprehended_the dust of_the earth
in_a measure, and_weighed the mountains in scales, and_the hills in_a
balance.”

From experiments on the rise of_sap_in plants, many_of_them_very
ingenious and_well adapted to_secure_their end,_and_which are still
regarded by botanists as_classic,_Hales noticed that a quantity of
air was_inspired by plants. In_order_to ascertain the composition_and
amount of this air, the_process of distillation was resorted to;_for
Hales remarks:_“That elasticity_is no immutable property of air is
further evident from these experiments;_because it were impossible for
such great_quantities of it to_be confined_in_the substances of_animals
and_vegetables, in_an elastick state, without rending their constituent
parts_with a_vast explosion” (Preface, p. viii.). Hence,_concluding
that the air absorbed_by_plants and animals could be recovered_by their
distillation, Hales proceeded to distil_a great number of substances_of
animal_and_vegetable origin, such as hogs’_blood, tallow, a
fallow-deer’s horn, oystershell, oak,_wheat, peas, amber,_tobacco,
camphor, aniseed oil, honey, beeswax, sugar, Newcastle_coal,_earth,
chalk, pyrites, a mixture of salt_and_bone-ash, of nitre and bone-ash,
tartar, compound_aquafortis,_and_a number of other substances._He
collected the “