Chemical Experiments on the Radical Dissolution of Bodies

so named, or in other words, developed light, developed heat, developed fire.

In the second state, it is latent light, latent heat, latent fire; or undeveloped light, undeveloped heat, undeveloped fire. —

Under the name of absolute light-matter original: "Lichtstoff." The material substance believed to be the essence of light. is understood that body which, independent of sensible and latent light, is an absolute substance and serves as the real foundation of the phenomenon. —

Absolute heat-matter original: "Wärmestoff." Often referred to as "caloric" in late 18th-century chemistry. is that body which, independent of sensible and latent heat, serves as the real foundation of heat.

Absolute fire-matter original: "Feuerstoff." is that body which, independent of sensible and latent fire, is necessary for the real foundation of fire.

Precisely the question of whether such an absolute light-, heat-, and fire-matter exists was the one that most interested natural philosophers original: "Naturforscher." Scholars of the natural world before the modern term "scientist" was popularized. nowadays; and the investigation into the existence of these absolute substances was also the subject of this work of mine.