[122] These were hypothetical spaces or channels between the atoms; cf. Introduction, p. [xiv].
[123] He means the specific drawing power or faculty of the lodestone.
[124] cf. our modern “radium-emanations.”
[125] cf. Ehrlich’s hypothesis of “receptors” in explanation of the “affinities” of animal cells.
[126] i.e. from the point of view of the theory.
[128] That is to say, the two properties should go together in all cases—which they do not.
[129] Trygon pastinaca.
[131] The way that corn can attract moisture.