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... consists of 40 Carbon , 31 Hydrogen , 5 Nitro- gen , and 12 Oxygen ; and although its composition is so complex , it appears to act like a simple body , in uniting with Oxygen , Acids , & c . , in definite proportions , as well as with ...
... consists of 40 Carbon , 31 Hydrogen , 5 Nitro- gen , and 12 Oxygen ; and although its composition is so complex , it appears to act like a simple body , in uniting with Oxygen , Acids , & c . , in definite proportions , as well as with ...
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... consists of 13 Carbon , 10 Hydrogen , 2 Nitrogen , and 5 Oxygen ; and it is principally characte- rized by its solubility in hot water , and by the insolubility of its com- pound with tannic acid . 14. We shall hereafter dwell more in ...
... consists of 13 Carbon , 10 Hydrogen , 2 Nitrogen , and 5 Oxygen ; and it is principally characte- rized by its solubility in hot water , and by the insolubility of its com- pound with tannic acid . 14. We shall hereafter dwell more in ...
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... consists . And thus is sustained that balance between Animal and Vegetable nutrition , which is found to be the more wonderful and complete , the more care- fully it is scrutinized . 2. Distinctive Characters of Vital Actions . 16. We ...
... consists . And thus is sustained that balance between Animal and Vegetable nutrition , which is found to be the more wonderful and complete , the more care- fully it is scrutinized . 2. Distinctive Characters of Vital Actions . 16. We ...
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... consists of the cells of a minute Crypto- gamic Plant , to the influence of light and warmth beneath a receiver ; it is found that oxygen is then liberated , by the decomposition of the carbonic acid contained in the water . We shall ...
... consists of the cells of a minute Crypto- gamic Plant , to the influence of light and warmth beneath a receiver ; it is found that oxygen is then liberated , by the decomposition of the carbonic acid contained in the water . We shall ...
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... consists in the preparation of a cell - germ , which , when set free , gradually developes itself into a struc- ture like that from which it sprang . The reproductive molecules or cell - germs are formed , like the tissue and the ...
... consists in the preparation of a cell - germ , which , when set free , gradually developes itself into a struc- ture like that from which it sprang . The reproductive molecules or cell - germs are formed , like the tissue and the ...
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