An element with atomic symbol O, atomic number 8, and atomic weight [15.99903; 15.99977]. It is the most abundant element on earth and essential for respiration.
    

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A man being weighed on a set of scales, and a man with his head in a glass container; showing Lavoisier's experiments with respiration. Drawing attributed to M.A.P. Lavoisier, ca. 1790.

A man seated in a barrel with his head under a glass canopy; he breathes and his pulse is taken; Lavoisier dictates to his wife who is writing a report. Drawing attributed to M.A.P. Lavoisier, ca. 1790.

A man in the foreground conducts an alchemical experiment with an alembic; in the background a female figure representing the world looks at a chemist, who prepares an oxygen experiment with a glass jar and a candle; representing the historical transition from alchemy to chemistry. Stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1805, after R. Corbould.

Oxygen

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The administration of nitrous oxide and oxygen for dental operations / by Frederick W. Hewitt.

Oxygen : the molecule that made the world / Nick Lane.

An essay on respiration. Pts I-II / By John Bostock, M.D.

Johannis Mayow ... Opera omnia medico-physica, tractatibus quinque comprehensa ... / [John Mayow].

Breathing.