Lessons in elementary physiologyMacmillan & Company, 1873 - 319 pages |
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... force , and loses substance in the form of carbonic acid , water , and other matters . 4 , 5. These losses made good by the taking in of air , drink , and food . 6. Balance of bodily income and expenditure . 7. Work and Waste ; the body ...
... force , and loses substance in the form of carbonic acid , water , and other matters . 4 , 5. These losses made good by the taking in of air , drink , and food . 6. Balance of bodily income and expenditure . 7. Work and Waste ; the body ...
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... force ; as much , at least , as would be required to lift his weight as high and as often as he has raised him- self at every step . But , in addition , a certain quantity of the ice will be melted , or converted into water ; showing ...
... force ; as much , at least , as would be required to lift his weight as high and as often as he has raised him- self at every step . But , in addition , a certain quantity of the ice will be melted , or converted into water ; showing ...
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... force , gives off heat , evolves carbonic acid and water , and undergoes a loss of substance . 4. Plainly , this state of things could not continue for an unlimited period , or the man would dwindle to nothing . But long before the ...
... force , gives off heat , evolves carbonic acid and water , and undergoes a loss of substance . 4. Plainly , this state of things could not continue for an unlimited period , or the man would dwindle to nothing . But long before the ...
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... force evolved , remains absolutely unchanged . Let such a physiologically - balanced man lift a heavy body from the ground , and the loss of weight which he would have undergone without that exertion will be immediately increased by a ...
... force evolved , remains absolutely unchanged . Let such a physiologically - balanced man lift a heavy body from the ground , and the loss of weight which he would have undergone without that exertion will be immediately increased by a ...
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... force the body exerts , whether in the shape of heat or otherwise ; just in the same way as the amount of work to be got out of a steam - engine , and the amount of heat it and its furnace give off , bear a strict proportion to its ...
... force the body exerts , whether in the shape of heat or otherwise ; just in the same way as the amount of work to be got out of a steam - engine , and the amount of heat it and its furnace give off , bear a strict proportion to its ...
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