text_original: He ^ad already shown a decided bias towards the study Df chemistry, mineralogy, and natural philosophy; and, like most men of science in Sweden, where phiiosophical instrument makers are scarcely to be Bound, he had accustomed himself to handle the ^different tools, and to supply himself in that manner with all the different pieces of apparatus which he Acquired for his investigations.
text_transcription: HE HAD ALREADY SHOWN A DECIDED BIAS TOWARD THE STUDY OF CHEMISTRY MINERALOGY AND NATURAL PHILOSOPHY AND LIKE MOST MEN OF SCIENCE IN SWEDEN WHERE PHILOSOPHICAL INSTRUMENT MAKERS ARE SCARCELY TO BE FOUND HE HAD ACCUSTOMED HIMSELF TO HANDLE THE DIFFERENT TOOLS AND TO SUPPLY HIMSELF IN THAT MANNER WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT PIECES OF APPARATUS WHICH HE REQUIRED FOR HIS INVESTIGATIONS
phonemes: hiː ˈæd ɔːlɹˌɛdi ʃˈoʊn ɐ dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd bˈaɪəs təwˈɔːɹdz ðə stˈʌdi dˌiːˈɛf kˈɛmɪstɹi, mˌɪnɚɹˈælədʒi, ænd nˈætʃɚɹəl fɪlˈɑːsəfi; ænd, lˈaɪk mˈoʊst mˈɛn ʌv sˈaɪəns ɪn swˈiːdən, wˌɛɹ fˌɪɪəsˈɑːfɪkəl ˈɪnstɹəmənt mˈeɪkɚz ɑːɹ skˈɛɹsli təbi bˈaʊnd, hiː hæd ɐkˈʌstəmd hɪmsˈɛlf tə hˈændəl ðə dˈɪfɹənt tˈuːlz, ænd tə səplˈaɪ hɪmsˈɛlf ɪn ðæt mˈænɚ wɪð ˈɔːl ðə dˈɪfɹənt pˈiːsᵻz ʌv ˌæpɚɹˈæɾəs wˌɪtʃ hiː ɐkwˈaɪɚd fɔːɹ hɪz ɪnvˌɛstɪɡˈeɪʃənz.