WORKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR (London, 1876 FAMILIAR LETTERS ON SOME MYSTERIES OF NATURE. Noctilucine, the PhosphoRESCENT PRINCIPLE OF LUMINOUS ANIMAL (Pamphlet from the Chemical News, 1875.) THE UTILISATION OF MINUTE LIFE: PRACTICAL STUDIES ON INSECTS CRUSTACEA, MOLLUSCA, ETC. (London, 1864.) METEORS, AËROLITES, AND Falling StarS. (London, 1867.) LA FORCE CATALYTIQUE, ÉTUDES SUR LES PHÉNOMÈNES DE CONTACT (Gold Medal, Société Hollandaise, Haarlem, 1858.) LE LITTORAL DE L PHÉNOMÈNES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES OBSERVÉS SUR FLANDRE OCCIDENTALE. (From the Comptes Rendus of the Pari Academy, 1857.) PHÉNOMÈNES LUMINEUX QUI ACCOMPAGNENT LES ESSAIMS D'ÉTOILE FILANTES. (Id., 1868.) SUR LES PROPRIÉTÉS OPTIQUES DES CORPS APPLIQUÉES À L'ANALYSE (Gold Medal, Société Royale des Sciences Médicales et Naturelles Bruxelles, 1868.) OUTLINES OF A new Atomic THEORY. (4th Ed. London, 1886. Pamphlet.] TRAITÉ DE CHIMIE À L'USAGE DES PHOTOGRAPHES. (1 Vol. Paris, 1864.) EXPLOSION ET Chute des MÉTÉORES. (Comptes Rendus, Paris, 1869.) Origine de l'OXYGÈNE ATMOSPHÉRIQUE. (Id., 1893 and 1895.) AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY OF THE SUGAR CANE. (3rd Ed. Manchester, 1884.) MÉMOIRE SUR LA FÉCULE. (Bruxelles, 1855. Pamphlet.) HEALTH NOTES AND CURIOSITIES OF MEDICAL SCIENCE. (1 Vol. (For other Writings, see "The Scientific and Literary Works of Dr. T. L. Phipson, with a short Biographical Notice," by C. J. BOUVERIE (London, Wertheimer, 1884), and Catalogue of Scientific Papers of the Royal Society of London, Vol. IV. and Vol. VII.) ON THE PAST AND PRESENT HISTORY OF THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE Including the Latest Discoveries and their BY DR. THOMAS LAMB PHIPSON 66 AUTHOR OF = OF "METEORS, AËROLITES, AND FALLING STARS"; PHOSPHORESCENCE, OR THE 66 LONDON: CHARLES GRIFFIN & CO., LIMITED EXETER STREET, STRAND. 1901 4-15=38 The Science of the Atmosphere-Its Numerous and Important Applica- tions-Origin of Modern Chemistry-The Theory of Combustion— The Atmosphere in the earliest Epochs of the Globe-It contained no Free Oxygen-The views of Koene, Berzélius, Mulder, Liebig, Dumas, and Ch. Martins-The Author's Observations and Experiments-Plants the first producers of Atmospheric Oxygen- Fixation of Carbon in the Earth's Strata-Diminution of Carbonic Acid in the Air-The changeable Composition of the Atmosphere- Plants are essentially Anaerobic-Experiments by the Author- Primitive Atmosphere of the Earth-Vegetation in this Primitive |