| Justus freiherr von Liebig - 1844 - 242 pages
...difFused from this view. Since the discovery of oxygen the civilised world has undergone a revolution in manners and customs. The knowledge of the composition...of the atmosphere, of the solid crust of the earth, and of water, and their influence upon the life of plants and animals, was linked with that discovery.... | |
| 412 pages
...from this view. Since the discovery of ii.li/f/m the civilised world has undergone a revolution in manners and customs. The knowledge of the composition...of the atmosphere, of the solid crust of the earth, and of water, and their influence upon the life of plants and animals, was linked with that discovery.... | |
| 1878 - 592 pages
...Professor Liebig observes: "Since the discovery of oxygen the civilized world has undergone a revolution in manners and customs. The knowledge of the composition...successful pursuit of innumerable trades and manufactures, and the profitable separation of metals from their ores, also stand in the closest connection therewith.... | |
| Eugene F. Starke, Wilson A. Smith, Wesley A. Dunn - 1886 - 414 pages
...revolution in manners and customs. The knowledge of the composition of the atmosphere, the earth, water, aud of their influence upon the life of plants and animals, was linked with that discovery. Trades, manufactures, and the separation of metals from their ores, stand in close connection therewith.... | |
| David Henry Montgomery - 1890 - 462 pages
...discovery not only " laid the foundation of modern chemical science," J but, as Professor Liebig remarks, "the knowledge of the composition of the atmosphere,...upon the life of plants and animals was linked with it." It proved, also, of direct practical utility, since the successful pursuit of innumerable trades... | |
| Simpson Bolland - 1894 - 552 pages
...Prof. Liebig observes: "Since the discovery of oxygen the civilized world has undergone a revolution in manners and customs. The knowledge of the composition...profitable separation of metals from their ores, also Btaml in -.the closest connection therewith. It may well be said that the material prosperity of empires... | |
| David Henry Montgomery - 1915 - 602 pages
...element in nature. That discovery "laid the foundation of modern chemical science." It enlarged our knowledge of the composition of the atmosphere, of the solid crust of the earth, and of water. Furthermore, it revealed the interesting fact that oxygen not only enters into the structure... | |
| 1844 - 342 pages
...diffused from this view. Since the discovery of oxygen the civilised world has undergone a revolution in manners and customs. The knowledge of the composition...of the atmosphere, of the solid crust of the earth, and of water, and their influence upon the life of plants and animals, were linked with that discovery.... | |
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