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New Observations upon Vegetation - 1773

New Observations upon Vegetation - 1773

$ 26.4

Availability: 18 in stock
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
  • Nature: Vegetation
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Condition: The disbound item is approximately 6 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches and in good condition, with the pages tanned but the text clear and easily read. .
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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    Description

    "New Observations upon Vegetation. By Mr. Mustel of the Acad. of Sciences at Rouen; translated from the French"
    was read to the Royal Society on January 14, 1773. The paper
    describes some experiments and observations by the author to assess whether the sap in plants circulates, as the blood in animals. The work entails experiments designed to see results which could lead to the conclusion of circulating or non-circulating sap.
    The item is a First Edition, extracted and disbound from The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Vol. 63, Part I For the Year 1773, pages 126-136. This volume of the transactions was published in London in 1774. The disbound item is approximately 6 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches and in good condition,
    with the pages tanned but the text clear and easily read.
    . The illustration above show the first page of the paper.