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... probably situated , not in this pervious wall , but in the cavity which it bounds . And , in the same manner , the func- tion of the fibrous tissues , to which allusion was just now made , is of an entirely physical character ; being ...
... probably situated , not in this pervious wall , but in the cavity which it bounds . And , in the same manner , the func- tion of the fibrous tissues , to which allusion was just now made , is of an entirely physical character ; being ...
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... probably is , of a purely Chemical nature ; and analogous cases are not wanting , in the pheno- mena of Inorganic Chemistry , in which one body , a , exerts an influence upon two other bodies , B and C , so as to occasion their ...
... probably is , of a purely Chemical nature ; and analogous cases are not wanting , in the pheno- mena of Inorganic Chemistry , in which one body , a , exerts an influence upon two other bodies , B and C , so as to occasion their ...
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... probably some slight modification in chemical composition , that is , in the proportions of the ultimate elements ; but the principal alteration is evidently that which is effected by the rearrangement of the constituent particles ; so ...
... probably some slight modification in chemical composition , that is , in the proportions of the ultimate elements ; but the principal alteration is evidently that which is effected by the rearrangement of the constituent particles ; so ...
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... probably due to its share in the operations already detailed . Thus the green parts of Plants , or those which effect the decomposition of carbonic acid ( such as the leaves and stems ) , have a tendency to grow towards the light ...
... probably due to its share in the operations already detailed . Thus the green parts of Plants , or those which effect the decomposition of carbonic acid ( such as the leaves and stems ) , have a tendency to grow towards the light ...
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... probably to be found in the fact that , like the germinating seed ( § 89 ) , they form rather than decom- pose carbonic acid ; their food being supplied to them from the decay- ing substance on which they grow ; and the rapid changes in ...
... probably to be found in the fact that , like the germinating seed ( § 89 ) , they form rather than decom- pose carbonic acid ; their food being supplied to them from the decay- ing substance on which they grow ; and the rapid changes in ...
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