text_original: Hitherto no exact analysis of minerals had been performed by French chemists ; for Sage, wha was liie chemical mineralogist connected with the aeademy, satisfied himself with ascertaining the nature of the constituents of minerals, without de  termining their proportions.
text_transcription: HITHERTO NO EXACT ANALYSIS OF MINERALS HAD BEEN PERFORMED BY FRENCH CHEMISTS FOR SAGE WHO WAS THE CHEMICAL MINERALOGIST CONNECTED WITH THE ACADEMY SATISFIED HIMSELF WITH ASCERTAINING THE NATURE OF THE CONSTITUENTS OF MINERALS WITHOUT DETERMINING THEIR PROPORTIONS
phonemes: hˈɪðɚtˌuː nˈoʊ ɛɡzˈækt ɐnˈæləsˌɪs ʌv mˈɪnɚɹəlz hɐdbɪn pɚfˈɔːɹmd baɪ fɹˈɛntʃ kˈɛmɪsts ; fɔːɹ sˈeɪdʒ, wˈɑː wʌz lˈɪi kˈɛmɪkəl mˌɪnɚɹˈælədʒˌɪst kənˈɛktᵻd wɪððɪ ˈiːeɪdmi, sˈæɾɪsfˌaɪd hɪmsˈɛlf wɪð ˌæsɚtˈeɪnɪŋ ðə nˈeɪtʃɚɹ ʌvðə kənstˈɪtʃuːənts ʌv mˈɪnɚɹəlz, wɪðˌaʊt də tˈɜːmɪnɪŋ ðɛɹ pɹəpˈɔːɹʃənz.