INGEN-HOUSZ, JOHN. Experiments upon Vegetables, Discovering Their great Power of purifying the Common Air in the Sun-shine, and of Injuring it in the Shade and at Night... London, 1779. 8vo, half calf, rebacked with original backstrip laid down, boards rubbed; some staining on first and last pages, owner's name on title. Engraved folding plate.

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INGEN-HOUSZ, JOHN. Experiments upon Vegetables, Discovering Their great Power of purifying the Common Air in the Sun-shine, and of Injuring it in the Shade and at Night... London, 1779. 8vo, half calf, rebacked with original backstrip laid down, boards rubbed; some staining on first and last pages, owner's name on title. Engraved folding plate.

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"Ingen-Housz (1730-1799) continued Priestley's experiments on plant physiology... He discovered photosynthesis, and appreciated the fact that plants derive food from the atmosphere."--Thornton, Scientific Books, page 127.

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