He clearly understood that these forms had two positions for the hydrogen atoms (again, to use modern terminology, axial and equatorial), that two chairs would probably interconvert, and even how certain substituents might favor one of the chair forms.
Han forstod tydeligvis, at disse former havde to forhold til brintatomer (igen, til at anvende moderne terminologi, aksial og ækvatorial), at to stolkonformationer sandsynligvis ville interkonvertere, og endda hvordan visse substituenter kan begunstige en af stolkonformationerne.