...as after much rain, diminishes the quantity of carbonic acid, apparently by direct absorption. It is rather more abundant in elevated situations, as on the summits of high mountain*, than in the plains ; but its quantity is there nearly the same in day and night, in wet...

...as after much rain, diminishes the quantity of carbonic acid, apparently by direct absorption. It is rather more abundant in elevated situations, as on the summits of high mountains, than in the plains ; but its quantity is there nearly the same in day and night, in wet and dry weather, because the higher...

...as after much rain, diminishes the quantity of carbonic acid, apparently by direct absorption. It is rather more abundant in elevated situations, as on...the summits of high mountains, than in the plains; but its quantity is there nearly the same in day and night, in wet and dry weather, because the higher...

...volume ; the proportion, however, is subject to constant variation. Near the surface of the earth it is, greater in summer than in winter, and during night...and although this gas is considerably heavier than the atmosphere, it appears to be diffused through the whole mass. The enormous quantities of carbonic...

...greater in summer than in winter, and during night than during day upon an average of many observations. It is also rather more abundant in elevated situations,...the summits of high mountains, than in the plains ; a distribution of this gas which proves that the action of vegetation at the surface of the earth...

...animal life or combustion ; but differs from it in being soluble in * From a ?w,;, privative of life. water, having an acid reaction, and some other characteristic...atmospheric air (its specific gravity being about I' 52), yet it appears to be diffused through the whole mass. When we consider that the innumerable...

...acid is only 5 volumes, and this varies from 6.2 as a maximum, to 3.7 as a minimum. Near the surfaee of the earth, the proportion of carbonic acid is greater...atmospheric air, (its specific gravity being about 1.52, air being 1,) yet it appears to be diffused through the whole mass. By the evaporation of the...

...6.2 as a maximum, to 3.7 as a minimum. Near the surfaee of the earth, the proportion of earbonie aeid is greater in summer than in winter, and during night...mountains, than in the plains ; and, although this gas is eonsiderably heavier than its own bulk of pure atmospherie air, (its speeifie gravity being about 1.52,...

...The experiment by which Lavoisier arrived at this result is described under the head of Combustion. greater in summer than in winter, and during night...situations, as on the summits of high mountains, than in plains ; this is probably owing to an absorption of the gas near the surface of the earth by plants...

...The experiment by wMch Lavoisier arrived at this result is described under the head of Combustion. .greater in summer than in winter, and during night...situations, as on the summits of high mountains, than in plains ; this is probably owing to an absorption of the gaa •/iear the surface of the earth by plants...