Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 573
Ants engaged in extracting aphides from a rose-tree (highly magnified). up, although sheltered by thick trees, which necessarilyimpeded the calorific action of the sun ; and he expressedsurprise at the rapid evaporation. An agriculturist amongthe company, however, drew his attention to the fact… … Experiment sliowing evaporatitn of waterby leaves. Stream, and that, far frompreventing the evaporationof the water, the leaves hadcontributed to accelerate it.As the first speaker was notconvinced, the agriculturist,on our return to-the house,prepared an experimentrepresented in margin. Heplaced…
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