The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year; with Poetical Illus., and Moral Reflections on Each Subject, Volume 1Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817 - Nature study |
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Page 137
... carbonic acid gas , mechani- cally mixed . These , he supposes , to be totally unconnected with each other ; the particles of the one not acting on the particles of the other : but this opinion is not generally adopted . Observation has ...
... carbonic acid gas , mechani- cally mixed . These , he supposes , to be totally unconnected with each other ; the particles of the one not acting on the particles of the other : but this opinion is not generally adopted . Observation has ...
Page 138
... carbonic acid , 1 ; water , 1 . No. XIV . ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND EFFECTS OF THE AIR , And the beneficiul Ends to which it is subservient . Mundi pars est aër , et quidem necessaria : hic est enim qui coelum terramque connectit ...
... carbonic acid , 1 ; water , 1 . No. XIV . ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND EFFECTS OF THE AIR , And the beneficiul Ends to which it is subservient . Mundi pars est aër , et quidem necessaria : hic est enim qui coelum terramque connectit ...
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... acid of the air ; a principle , the existence of which is demonstrable from the method of making saltpetre in ... carbonic acid , oxygen , and moisture . Food is also absorbed , by the end of the roots , from the soil in which the plants ...
... acid of the air ; a principle , the existence of which is demonstrable from the method of making saltpetre in ... carbonic acid , oxygen , and moisture . Food is also absorbed , by the end of the roots , from the soil in which the plants ...
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... carbonic acid gas very soon died , he concluded that carbonic acid gas was not a food but a poison to plants . But , in the year 1784 , Mr. Henry , of Manchester , found , by a series of experiments , that carbonic acid gas , so far ...
... carbonic acid gas very soon died , he concluded that carbonic acid gas was not a food but a poison to plants . But , in the year 1784 , Mr. Henry , of Manchester , found , by a series of experiments , that carbonic acid gas , so far ...
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... carbonic acid gas , de- compose it , give out the oxygen , and retain the carbon which forms a part of their nourishment ; thus affording to man and animals that vital air upon which their existence depends . It has been already said ...
... carbonic acid gas , de- compose it , give out the oxygen , and retain the carbon which forms a part of their nourishment ; thus affording to man and animals that vital air upon which their existence depends . It has been already said ...
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