Project Gutenberg 2010-10-15 Public domain in the USA. 116 Leduc, Stéphane 1853 1939 Leduc, Stephane Butcher, William Deane 1846 1919 Butcher, W. Deane The Mechanism of Life Reading ease score: 49.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by David Garcia, James Nugen, Keith Edkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Mechanism of Life" by Dr. Stéphane Leduc is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the intricate mechanisms underlying life processes, exploring the concepts of osmosis, diffusion, and the physical and chemical principles that govern living organisms. Leduc presents a compelling study that aims to bridge the gap between physics, chemistry, and biology, thereby providing a new perspective on the nature of life itself. The opening of "The Mechanism of Life" begins with an introduction to the author’s motivations and the significance of his research. Leduc outlines the historical understanding of life and how primitive ideas have evolved into contemporary biological thought. He argues that life should not be viewed as distinct from other natural phenomena, suggesting that living beings are essentially organized systems of matter and energy transformation. The text further emphasizes the importance of osmotic processes and the continuity of life through biochemical interactions, setting the stage for a detailed exploration of these themes throughout the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Life (Biology) QH Text Browsing: Science - General Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution 409846 409980 2024-10-14T09:50:54.106029 2023-09-15T04:31:44.443071 text/html text/html 407755 2010-10-15T15:13:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 5335393 2013-03-18T15:39:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 5535239 2024-10-14T09:51:10.437007 application/epub+zip 5511103 2024-10-14T09:50:59.371043 application/epub+zip 191143 2024-10-14T09:50:56.953957 application/epub+zip 5728109 2024-10-14T09:51:18.079898 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5674720 2024-10-14T09:51:06.513999 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 327089 2022-09-15T12:15:45.956863 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 343377 343257 2024-10-14T09:50:52.759053 2023-09-15T04:31:43.393075 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 343082 2010-10-15T15:13:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 113427 2010-10-15T15:19:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 343235 2010-10-15T15:17:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 113244 2010-10-15T15:19:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21175 2024-10-14T09:51:18.300919 application/rdf+xml 13800 2024-10-14T09:50:57.536966 image/jpeg 3584 2024-10-14T09:50:57.251989 image/jpeg 5451238 2024-10-14T09:50:54.306959 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog