was　the　wholly　awkward　and　confused　use　of　the　numerical　relations　of　tones；　applied　by　Newton
  to　colours；　which　acquired　fame　and　remembrance。
  （b。）　The　Elements
  §　225。
  The　body　of　individuality　contains　the　determinations　of　elemental　totality；　which　have　an
  immediate　existence　as　free；　independent　bodies；　as　subordinate　moments。　As　such　they　constitute
  general　physical　elements。
  §　226。
  （1）　The　element　of　undifferentiated　simplicity　is　no　longer　the　positive　identity　with　itself　the
  self…manifestation　which　is　light　as　such；　which　constitutes　the　proper；　inner　self　of　the　individual
  body；　on　the　contrary；　it　is　only　a　negative　generality　as　the　selfless　moment　of　an　other。　This
  identity　is　therefore　the　seemingly　harmless　but　insidious　and　consuming　power　of　the　individual
  and　organic　process。　This　element；　air；　behaves　as　a　transparent　but　just　as　elastic　fluid；　which
  absorbs　and　penetrates　everything。
  §　227。
  （2）　The　elements　of　the　antithesis　are　（a）　being　for　itself　not　the　indifferent　being　of　rigidity；　but
  rather　being　for　itself　posited　in　individuality　as　a　moment；　and　therefore　material　selfhood；　light
  identical　to　heat：　fire。　This　element　is　materialised　time；　absolutely　restless　and　consuming；　and
  causes　the　self…consumption　of　the　subsisting　body　as　it　conversely　destroys　the　body　through　its
  external　approach。　In　consuming　another；　fire　consumes　itself。
  §　228。
  （b）　The　other　element　is　the　neutral　element；　the　antithesis　which　coalesces　into　itself。　Without
  individuality；　however；　and　thus　without　rigidity　and　determination　in　itself　it　is　a　thoroughgoing
  equilibrium　that　dissolves　all　determinacy　mechanically　posited　in　it。　It　receives　its　limitation　of
  shape　only　from　outside；　and　without　the　unrest　of　the　process　in　itself　but　at　the　most　the
  possibility　of　process；　namely；　solubility。　This　element；　water；　can　assume　a　gaseous　and　a　solid
  form　as　a　state　apart　from　its　characteristic　state；　that　of　internal　indeterminacy。
  §　229。
  （3）　Earth；　however；　the　element　of　the　developed　difference　and　its　individual　determination；　is　in
  the　first　place　still　indeterminate：　earthiness；　as　such。
  （c）　The　Elementary　Process
  §　230。
  The　individual　identity；　by　which　the　different　elements　in　terms　of　both　their　difference　from　each
  other　and　their　unity　with　each　other　are　bound；　is　a　dialectic　which　constitutes　the　physical　life　of
  the　earth；　the　meteorological　process。　It　is　in　this　process　alone　that　the　elements；　as　dependent
  moments；　have　their　existence；　being　generated　in　it　and　posited　as　existent。
  just　as　the　determinations　of　ordinary　mechanics　and　the　dependent　bodies　are　applied　to　absolute
  mechanics　and　the　free　central　bodies；　so　too；　the　finite　physics　of　the　single　individual　bodies　is
  taken　to　be　the　same　as　the　free；　independent　physics　of　the　process　of　the　earth。　It　is　seen　as　a
  triumph　of　science　that　the　same　determinations　are　recognised　and　demonstrated　in　the　general
  process　of　the　earth　as　are　found　in　the　external　and　dependent　processes　of　isolated　physical
  corporeality。　The　demonstration　of　this　likeness　is　effected　by　changing　the　determinations；　through
  abstraction；　from　their　characteristic　differences　and　conditions　into　superficial　generalities　like
  attraction。　Thus　forces　and　laws　are　imaginatively　drawn　in　which　the　particular；　the　concrete
  concept；　and　the　conditions　are　lacking　and　are　then　fantasised　as　an　addition；　partly　as　an　external
  substance　and　partly　by　analogy。
  A　primary　difference　marks　the　fixed　idea　'of　the　substantial；　immutable　diversity　of　the　elements；
  which　is　posited　once　and　for　all　by　the　understanding　on　the　basis　of　the　processes　of　the　isolated
  materials。　Where　higher　transitions　occur　in　these　finite　processes；　where；　for　example；　water　is
  solidified　into　a　crystal；　where　light　and　heat　vanish；　and　so　on；　the　obstinacy　of　formal　thought　has
  recourse　to　the　nebulous　and　to　some　extent　meaningless　conceptions　of　44　solution；〃　〃becoming
  bound　or　latent；〃　and　so　on。　Here；　too；　essentially　belongs　the　transformation　of　all　relationships　in
  physical　phenomena　into　〃substances〃　and　〃materials；〃　partly　imponderable；　so　that　each　physical
  existence　becomes　the　chaos　previously　mentioned　of　materials　passing　in　and　out　of　each　other's
  pores。　Such　views　conflict　not　only　with　every　concept；　but　also　with　reasonable　thinking。
  §　231。
  The　process　of　the　earth　is　continuously　ignited　by　its　general　self　the　activity　of　light；　its　primordial
  relationship　to　the　sun。　One　moment　of　this　process　is　the　diremption　of　substantial　identity；　the
  development　of　moments　of　the　independent　antithesis　into　a　tension　between　rigidity　and　selfless
  neutrality。　Through　this　tension　the　earth　tends　towards　resolution　into；　on　the　one　hand；　a　crystal；
  a　moon；　or　on　the　other　hand　into　a　fluid　body；　a　comet；　and　the　moments　seek　to　realise　their
  connection　with　their　independent　roots。
  §　232。
  The　other　moment　of　the　process　is　that　being　for　itself　towards　which　both　sides　of　the　antithesis
  strive；　suspends　itself　as　negativity　pushed　to　its　extreme；…it　becomes　the　self…igniting　destruction　of
  the　different　existence　sought　by　the　moments。　Through　this　process　the　substantial　identity　of　the
  moments　is　produced；　and　the　earth　transforms　itself　into　fertile　individuality。
  The　thunderstorm　is　the　complete　manifestation　of　this　process；　whereas　the　other　meteorological
  phenomena　are　beginnings　or　moments　and　undeveloped　elaborations　of　it。　Concerning
  thunderstorms；　however；　physics　has　so　far　been　unable　to　propose　a　satisfactory
  explanation…since　it　limits　its　perspective　to　the　conditions　of　the　external　process…；　neither　of　rain
  formation　（in　spite　of　de　Luc's　observations　and　the　conclusions　drawn　from　them；　and；　among　the
  Germans；　the　arguments　made　by　the　clever　Lichtenberg　against　the　theory　of　dissolution；　whose
  conclusions　have　at　least　been　retained　to　some　extent）　nor　of　lightning　and　thunder。　It　has　had　just
  as　little　success　with　other　meteorological　phenomena；　in　particular　with　meteorites；　in　which　the
  process　progresses　as　far　as　the　beginning　of　an　earthly　core。
  §　233。
  The　concept　of　matter；　gravity；　sets　out　its　moments　in　elemental　nature；　initially　in　the　form　of
  independent　realities。　The　earth　is　initially　the　abstract　ground　of　individuality；　and　posits　itself　in　its
  process　as　the　negative　unity　of　the　abstract；　mutually　separating　elements；　and　consequently　as　the
  real　ground　and　actuality　of　individualisation。　Now；　in　this　actuality；　the　elements　present
  themselves　as　being　unified　together　in　concrete　points　of　unity。
  C。
  The　Physics　of　Individuality
  §　234。
  The　individual　body　is　matter；　brought　together　by　the　particularity　of　the　elements　out　of　the
  generality　of　gravity　and　into　individuality。　Thus　it　is　determined　in　and　for　itself　and　has　by　virtue　of
  its　individuality　a　characteristic　form　which　constitutes　the　unity　of　the　differentiation　of　a　body。　—
  This　individuality　is　（a）　immediate　or　at　rest；　a　shape；　（b）　its　separation　into　the　diversity　of
  features　and　the　tension　of　differences；　（c）　process；　in　which　the　shape　dissolves　just　as　much　as；
  in　its　determinateness　in　and　for　itself　emerges。
  （a）　Shape
  §　235。
  The　individuality　of　matter　in　its　immediate　existence　is　the　immanent　form；　which　gives　its　own
  determinate　difference　to　that　material　of　the　body　which　itself　has　in　the　first　place　only　a
  superficial　unit；　and　then　one　particular　determinacy　as　its　essence。
  This　is　the　shape；　the　specific　kind　of　inward　coherence　of　matter　and　its　external　border　in　space；
  —　the　individuality　of　the　mechanism。
  The　specification　of　matter　as　an　element　is　at　this　point　shapeless；　because　it　is　still　only　a
  singularity。　Regarding　the　form　of　the　shape；　and　individuality　in　general；　it　is　preferable　to　avoid
  the　image　of　an　external；　mechanical　style　and　composition。　It　may　help　in　this　case　to　distinguish
  between　the　externality　of　style　and　the　inwardness　of　the　shape's　coherence；　but　the　essential
  point　is　to　remember　the　peculiar　differentiation　which　arises　from　this　distinction；　which　at　the
  same　time　constitutes　a　determinate；　self…identical　unity　in　the　relation。
  §　236。
  The　abstract　specification　is　the　specific　gravity　or　density　of　matter；　the　relation　of　the　weight　of　its
  mass　to　the　volume。　In　this　relation　the　material　selfhood　tears　itself　away　from　the　abstract；
  general　relations　to　the　central　body；　ceases　to　be　the　uniform　filling　of　space；　and　opposes　a
  specific　being　in　itself　to　an　abstract　being　apart　from　itself
  The　varying　density