Excerpt from The Philosophy of Integration: An Explanation of the Universe and of the Christian Religion Force is that which produces or quickens motions binding together two or more particles of ponderable matter, and which retards or resists motions tending to separate such particles. Energy is that which produces or quickens motions separating, and which resists or retards motions bind ing together, two or more particles of matter, or of the ethereal medium. 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.