Lectures on the physical phenomena of living beings. Translated under the superintendence of J. Pereira1847 |
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... Phosphorescence of Organised Beings IX . The Muscular Electrical Current Page · iii V ix xi · 1 - 15 - 33 · 75 - 97 - 118 X. Electrical Fishes . - Proper Current of the Frog XI . Physiological Action of Gravity , Light and Caloric XII ...
... Phosphorescence of Organised Beings IX . The Muscular Electrical Current Page · iii V ix xi · 1 - 15 - 33 · 75 - 97 - 118 X. Electrical Fishes . - Proper Current of the Frog XI . Physiological Action of Gravity , Light and Caloric XII ...
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... Phosphorescent organs of glow - worms 8. The galvanoscopic frog 9. The muscular pile 10. Torpedo with one of its electrical organs exposed 11. Torpedo placed between the sole and cover of an elec- trophorus · 12. Electrical organ of the ...
... Phosphorescent organs of glow - worms 8. The galvanoscopic frog 9. The muscular pile 10. Torpedo with one of its electrical organs exposed 11. Torpedo placed between the sole and cover of an elec- trophorus · 12. Electrical organ of the ...
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... , that in the sugar - cane , the beet - root , and the carrot , the sugar disappears after the flowering and fructification . LECTURE VIII . PHOSPHORESCENCE OF ORGANISED BEINGS . ARGUMENT . 160 LECT . VII . SANGUIFICATION .
... , that in the sugar - cane , the beet - root , and the carrot , the sugar disappears after the flowering and fructification . LECTURE VIII . PHOSPHORESCENCE OF ORGANISED BEINGS . ARGUMENT . 160 LECT . VII . SANGUIFICATION .
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... phosphorescence : is not dependent on insolation ; agency of the nervous system ; influence of poisons . Microscopic structure of the luminous organs . Chemical nature of the phosphorescent substance . Conclusions as to the cause of the ...
... phosphorescence : is not dependent on insolation ; agency of the nervous system ; influence of poisons . Microscopic structure of the luminous organs . Chemical nature of the phosphorescent substance . Conclusions as to the cause of the ...
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... phosphorescence of a well - known insect , by giving you an account of the most conclusive experi- ments made some time since by Macaire and other natural philosophers , and recently by myself . The insect I speak of , is the Lampyris ...
... phosphorescence of a well - known insect , by giving you an account of the most conclusive experi- ments made some time since by Macaire and other natural philosophers , and recently by myself . The insect I speak of , is the Lampyris ...
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