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 58
... surface of the leaves of the plant , where a con- thrown off by siderable portion of it is exhaled , as was first shewn by the experiments of Dr. Woodward's Dr. Woodward , and afterwards by those of Dr. Hales . experiments have acquired ...
... surface of the leaves of the plant , where a con- thrown off by siderable portion of it is exhaled , as was first shewn by the experiments of Dr. Woodward's Dr. Woodward , and afterwards by those of Dr. Hales . experiments have acquired ...
Page 59
... surface of the leaves , and that when the leaves are taken off , the transpiration nearly ceases.§ These con- clusions are confirmed by the subsequent observations of Millar , Guettard , and Senebier . Thus it appears that a liquid is ...
... surface of the leaves , and that when the leaves are taken off , the transpiration nearly ceases.§ These con- clusions are confirmed by the subsequent observations of Millar , Guettard , and Senebier . Thus it appears that a liquid is ...
Page 61
... surface of the leaves is capable of absorbing enough of moisture to keep a whole branch alive a considerable time . From the experi- ments of Duhamel , it follows , that the sap moves equally well either from the roots to the summits of ...
... surface of the leaves is capable of absorbing enough of moisture to keep a whole branch alive a considerable time . From the experi- ments of Duhamel , it follows , that the sap moves equally well either from the roots to the summits of ...
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... surface of the leaf , while the transpiration is confined to the upper surface . These are all the changes upon the atmosphere surrounding plants which have been detected . It is probable that plants , by this means , absorb a con ...
... surface of the leaf , while the transpiration is confined to the upper surface . These are all the changes upon the atmosphere surrounding plants which have been detected . It is probable that plants , by this means , absorb a con ...
Page 65
... surface of poor land and burning it . This practice was so common that it was known by the name of Devonshiring.§ Sea shells were used as a manure for the turf lands of Londonderry and Donegal , in Ireland , and were found to render the ...
... surface of poor land and burning it . This practice was so common that it was known by the name of Devonshiring.§ Sea shells were used as a manure for the turf lands of Londonderry and Donegal , in Ireland , and were found to render the ...
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