The Positive Sciences of the Ancient Hindus c4.s6.7

c4.s6.7

I. One Earth-atom, by an original tendency, unites with another to form a binary molecule (द्वयणुक). In the same way binary molecules of the other Bhútas are formed. The atoms are possessed of an inherent Parispanda (rotary or vibratory motion), and when they unite in pairs, *so long as there is no chemical operation under the action of heat-corpuscles*, the original qualities of the atoms produce homogeneous qualities in the binary molecules.