An inquiry into the changes induced on atmospheric air by the germination of seeds, the vegetation of plants, and the respiration of animals / [Daniel Ellis].

  • Ellis, Daniel
Date:
1807
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Credit: An inquiry into the changes induced on atmospheric air by the germination of seeds, the vegetation of plants, and the respiration of animals / [Daniel Ellis]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    fix ] CON TENTS. CHAP. Page. I.—Of the Changes induced on the Air by the Germination of Seeds, - - - - ee i Il.—-Of the Changes induced on the Air by the Vegetation of Plants, ~ fo 8 me ae - ° 17 Sect. 1. Of the Vegetation of Plants in the Shade, - ab. 2. Of the Vegetation of Plants in Sunshine, - 56 3. Of the Relation subsisting between the Produc- tion of Oxygen Gas, and the Formation of the Colours of Plants, sea a = 109 4, Of the Physical and Chemical Agency of Light an promoting the Colouration of Plants, 154 5. Of the supposed Utility of Carbonic Acid, and of | the Decomposition of Water in Vegetation, 219, IIl.—Of the Changes induced on the Aur by the Respiration of Zoophytes, Worms, Mollusca, Insects, Fishes and Reptiles, - - - ° ° - = 248 IV.—Of the Changes induced on the Air by the Respiration of Birds, of Quadrupeds, and of Man, - = 273 V.—Of the Source of the Carbon in Vegetables and Animals, by which the Changes in the Air are effected, - 323 VI.—Of the Phenomena which arise from the Changes induced on the Air by the living Functions of Vegetables and Animals, - - = - > “ ~ 368 ERRATA. Page 52 Note, for Physiologia read Phytologia 72 line 26 for vinea read vinca —— 155 Note, for tom. iii. read tom. iv. — 340 25 for bottles read bottle ——~ ibid ——. 26 for they were read it was * aes : vgs z i cS 3s