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On Molecular and Microscopic Science. E-book. Formato PDF Mary Somerville - Forgotten Books, 2017 -
Microscopic investigation of organic and inorganic matter is so peculiarly characteristic of the actual state of science, that the Author has ventured to give a sketch of some of the most prominent discoveries in the life and structure of the lower vegetable and marine.
On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences. E-book. Formato PDF Mary Somerville - Forgotten Books, 2017 -
In order to keep pace with the progress of discovery in various branches of the Physical Sciences, this book has been again carefully revised
On Molecular and Microscopic Science. E-book. Formato PDF Mary Somerville - Forgotten Books, 2017 -
The mechanical forces act within the living being according to the same laws as they do in the external world: the chemical powers too, which are the cause of digestion, heat, and respiration, follow the same laws of definite and quantitative proportion as they do in inert matter; but neither the mechanical forces, nor the physical powers, could create a germ; nor could they even awaken its dormant state to living energy, unless a vital power existed in it, the origin of which is beyond the reach of man.