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Experiments Upon Vegetables: Discovering Their Great Power Of Purifying The Common Air In The Sunshine (1779)

Experiments Upon Vegetables: Discovering Their Great Power Of Purifying The Common Air In The Sunshine (1779)

Ingen-Housz, John

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ISBN10: 1104746425
ISBN13: 9781104746421
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Jul 17 2009
Pages: 392
Weight: 1.15
Height: 0.81 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Experiments Upon Vegetables: Discovering Their Great Power Of Purifying The Common Air In The Sunshine is a book written by John Ingen-Housz in 1779. The book explores the power of plants to purify the air we breathe. Ingen-Housz was a Dutch physician and scientist who conducted a series of experiments on plants to understand their ability to purify the air. He discovered that plants release oxygen during photosynthesis and absorb carbon dioxide, which helps to purify the air. Ingen-Housz also found that this process only occurs in the presence of sunlight. The book contains detailed descriptions of his experiments and their results, as well as his observations on the importance of plants in maintaining a healthy environment. Experiments Upon Vegetables is considered a groundbreaking work in the field of botany and has had a significant impact on our understanding of the role of plants in the ecosystem.And Of Injuring It In The Shade And At Night, To Which Is Joined, A New Method Of Examining The Accurate Degree Of Salubrity Of The Atmosphere.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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