History of the Royal Society: From Its Institution to the End of the Eighteenth CenturyAbridgement of the philosophical transactions from 1665 to the end of the year 1800. |
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Page 61
... acid , decompose it , emit part of the oxygen , in the form of gas , retain the carbon , and a portion of the oxygen , and emit also a portion of azotic gas , in such a quantity that the bulk of the atmosphere surrounding them remains ...
... acid , decompose it , emit part of the oxygen , in the form of gas , retain the carbon , and a portion of the oxygen , and emit also a portion of azotic gas , in such a quantity that the bulk of the atmosphere surrounding them remains ...
Page 62
... acid gas . Fleshy leaved plants absorb the least oxygen gas . Plants growing in marshy situations likewise absorb little . Evergreen plants absorb rather more ; but the most of all is absorbed by those plants which lose their leaves ...
... acid gas . Fleshy leaved plants absorb the least oxygen gas . Plants growing in marshy situations likewise absorb little . Evergreen plants absorb rather more ; but the most of all is absorbed by those plants which lose their leaves ...
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... acid gas . During the circulation the arterial blood is gradually converted into venous blood ; of course its capacity . for heat is constantly diminishing , and therefore it is giving out heat during the whole circulation . The truth ...
... acid gas . During the circulation the arterial blood is gradually converted into venous blood ; of course its capacity . for heat is constantly diminishing , and therefore it is giving out heat during the whole circulation . The truth ...
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... acid .. . . . 1 oz . of camphorated alcohol ... 50 gr . opium in 1 oz . water .. 14 dr . opium in 14 oz . water . 11⁄2 dr . common salt in 14 oz . of water .. 1⁄2 oz . olive oil , warm ... .. 1 oz . olive oil 10 dr . of alcohol . 3 dr ...
... acid .. . . . 1 oz . of camphorated alcohol ... 50 gr . opium in 1 oz . water .. 14 dr . opium in 14 oz . water . 11⁄2 dr . common salt in 14 oz . of water .. 1⁄2 oz . olive oil , warm ... .. 1 oz . olive oil 10 dr . of alcohol . 3 dr ...
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... acid and sulphur ; according to Mayow , it is the nitro - aërial principle ; according to Diemerbroeck and Sylvius , it is the saliva . Leigh endeavoured to show that it was a menstruum , secreted for the purpose in the stomach ; † and ...
... acid and sulphur ; according to Mayow , it is the nitro - aërial principle ; according to Diemerbroeck and Sylvius , it is the saliva . Leigh endeavoured to show that it was a menstruum , secreted for the purpose in the stomach ; † and ...
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