Excerpt from Colloids and the Ultramicroscope: A Manual of Colloid Chemistry and Ultramicroscopy Regarding Solution and Homogeneity. The original conception of the word solution, and the one still extant does not completely coincide with that developed from the generalization of the laws of gases. As considerable misunderstanding may arise by using the term solution to express different ideas, a few words on this subject may not be amiss. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.