Word: molecular
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...will gain some reputation in an easy way, and you may, perhaps, scare away a rival or two. First of all, carefully choose an interesting subject, one that any examiner can enjoy. Heaven knows that all the subjects are dull enough; but such a one as "The Measurement of Molecular Magnitudes," despite its alluring alliteration, is enough in itself to insure failure...
...began on the weather, of course; but we soon branched off, and were getting along nicely, when I happened to deny, laughingly, some statement under discussion. "I don't believe in it." said I, "any more than I do in old Cooke's molecular theory...
...believe in the molecular theory," she began, "how do you account for -" And before I could stop her she went on farther into chemistry than I had ever dreamed into...
...Pray don't," I laughed, "pray don't! I'll swear eternal fealty to the molecular theory if you command...