The American Journal of Science and ArtsS. Converse, 1860 - Geology |
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... carbon , oxygen , and hydrogen . The organic molecules , or atoms , as they are called , are built up under the influence of the vital principle of inferior groups of simple elements . These organic molecules are first produced in the ...
... carbon , oxygen , and hydrogen . The organic molecules , or atoms , as they are called , are built up under the influence of the vital principle of inferior groups of simple elements . These organic molecules are first produced in the ...
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... carbon and other materials absorbed from the air by the plant is given back to the atmosphere by the decay- ing organisms , and thus what may be called a constant balance is preserved . But this balance , if we may so call it , does not ...
... carbon and other materials absorbed from the air by the plant is given back to the atmosphere by the decay- ing organisms , and thus what may be called a constant balance is preserved . But this balance , if we may so call it , does not ...
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... carbon and oxygen , of which the carbonic acid is composed , would be forcibly separated ; the atoms of oxygen would be liberated in the form of gas , and the carbon be absorbed to build up , under the directing influence of vitality ...
... carbon and oxygen , of which the carbonic acid is composed , would be forcibly separated ; the atoms of oxygen would be liberated in the form of gas , and the carbon be absorbed to build up , under the directing influence of vitality ...
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... carbon is returned in the form of a gas to the atmosphere , whence it was taken . Now , the power which is given out in the whole descent , is , according to the dynamic theory , just equivalent to the power ex- pended by the impulse ...
... carbon is returned in the form of a gas to the atmosphere , whence it was taken . Now , the power which is given out in the whole descent , is , according to the dynamic theory , just equivalent to the power ex- pended by the impulse ...
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... carbon from those of oxygen in the decom- position of the carbonic acid , while that of the power within the plant results from the combination of these same elements . The forces are therefore antagonistic , and hence germination is ...
... carbon from those of oxygen in the decom- position of the carbonic acid , while that of the power within the plant results from the combination of these same elements . The forces are therefore antagonistic , and hence germination is ...
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