RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [ny].05.10-08.10. Schweitzers analysis. CUL-DAR27.1.F9. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 12.2022. RN1
NOTE: Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin.
Edward G. Schweitzer, German physician and chemist, Director of the Royal German Spa, Brighton.
Schweitzer, Edward G. 1839. Analysis of Sea-water as it exists in the English Channel near Brighton. Philosophical magazine and journal pp. 51-60. A236
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Schweitzers analysis
1' result
Cellar 46° — 51° — May 10th
July 2d 51 — 55
Aug 3d 55 — 56 to August 10th
out of door 1st month average of weathers 35° — 47
2d month 43 — 45
3d month 48 — 57
[On the action of sea-water on the germination of seeds, p. 131: "I must briefly describe how my experiments were tried: the seeds were placed in small bottles, each holding two or three ounces of salt water, carefully made according to Schweitzer's3 analysis: as both algæ and marine animals have, as is well known, long survived in water thus made, there can be no doubt that the experiment was thus fairly tried."]
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