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Excerpt from A Respiration Calorimeter With Appliances for the Direct Determination of Oxygen
Furthermore, for many purposes the measurement of intake and output of matter is not wholly sufficient, but must be supplemented by determinations of the transformations of energy, because one of the chief functions of food is to supply the body with energy. Moreover, the study of the transformations of matter is rendered more complete and intelligible by a knowledge of the transformations of energy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
