The generation of animal heat, investigated / [E. Peart].

  • Edward Peart
Date:
1788
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Credit: The generation of animal heat, investigated / [E. Peart]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    I os The nervous fluid then confifts chiefly of an Earth and Phlogifton ; the pure air of an Acid and -dither ; confequently a double attraftion and decompofition muft take place, and two new com* pounds arife , lot the Earth of the nervous fluid, will unite with the Acid of the Air : while the’ -Ether of the Air combining with the Phlogifton of the nervous fluid, will form heat. But the quantity of the phlogifton contained in the nervous fluid, being in an ever proportion t the tether of the pure air combines with a fuffi*, event quantity of it, to form heat, and leaves its acid difengaged ; while the redundant part of the phlogifton, remains ftil! united with the earthy hafe of the nervous fluid. This phlogifticated barth therefore, will combine with the difengaged acid of the pure air, in a certain proportion, and take along with it a part of the -Ether, with Which it was originally combined, and form IP. !f‘le AlkalL Tllis volatile alkali therefore is pro* oiKcd, from the intimate union of the Earth, I'htogijlon, and .Ether of the nervous fluid, with as much of the difengaged Acid bafe of the pure J’ ds ::ie !-'arth and -Ether could attract; their quantity ol attraftion being neceflardy diminifhed O by
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