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“We do not doubt to assert, that air does not serve for the motion of the lungs, but rather to communicate something to the blood ... It is very likely that it is the fine nitrous particles, with which the air abounds, that are communicated to the blood through the lungs.”

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John Mayow
John Mayow

John Mayow, born on May 24, 1640, was an influential British chemist. His contributions to the field of chemistry, particularly in the study of gases and respiration, had a profound impact on the development of modern chemistry. more

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