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1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe Pref. sig. *2 Anaxagoras his Homœomery or Similar Atomology, was but a Degeneration from the..Genuine Atomology of the Ancient Italicks.

1681 H. Hallywell Melampronoea Epistle to Reader The followers of Democritus and Epicurus..have dismembred and disjoyned the Ancient Atomologie from the Doctrine of Spirits.

1706 T. Wise Confut. of Reason & Philos. of Atheism I. i. 28 The first and most antient Atomists did not endeavour to make up an intire Philosophy out of Atomology.

1777 J. Anderson Inst. Physics I. 4 There is no term to denote that branch of Physics under which the general properties of matter are considered... Atomology, tho an ancient word, would be improper.

1824 Glasgow Mechanics' Mag. 30 Oct. 239 Elements... Atoms... Atomology.—the doctrines of Heat, Light, Sound.

1860 W. Whewell Philos. Discov. xx. 220 In this way, M. Ampère obtains sciences of the First Order, each of which is divided into two sciences of the Second, and four of the Third Order. Thus..Physics is divided into Experimental Physics, Chemistry, Stereometry, and Atomology.

1933 Philosophy 8 456 He [sc. Cudworth] rightly referred the revival of the ‘atomology’ to ‘Cartesius’.

1981 L. P. Williams in C. C. Gillespie Dict. Sci. Biogr. I. 142/1 Elementary general physics consists of experimental physics and chemistry; mathematical physics is divided into stereonomy and atomology (Ampère's neologisms)... Atomology explains these laws by demonstrating how they may be deduced from relations between the ultimate particles of matter.