Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book:  Stirling , William (1902), Some apostles of physiology, Retrieved on 2012-06-12
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    12 JUN 2012

     Candles and Animals Both Need Oxygen

    If a small animal and a lighted candle be placed in a closed flask, so that no air can enter, in a short time the candle will go out, nor will the animal long survive. ... The animal is not suffocated by the smoke of the candle. ... The reason why the animal can live some time after the candle has gone out seems to be that the flame needs a continuous rapid and full supply of nitro-aereal particles. ... For animals, a less aereal spirit is sufficient. ... The movements of the lungs help not a...
    Folksonomies: physiology respiration
    Folksonomies: physiology respiration
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    Quoting John Mayow.

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