Stephane Leduc.
The Mechanism of Life.
Heinemann. 1914
Printing Statement:
This is a Kessinger Legacy Reprint, scanned from an old original.
And indeed, as they note in their Printing Statement, there is a page missing:
the last one!
Fortunately, the book is also available at
the Gutenberg Project
(also with slightly better reproductions of the figures),
and so we can still read the punchline:
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Because this is such an important and rare work, we believe it is best to reproduce this book regardiess of its original condition.
Thank you for your understanding.
[p172]
that osmosis has played a predominant rôle in the history of our earth and its inhabitants. It is a matter of astonishment that the scientist has taken no notice of the active part which osmosis has played in the evolution of our earth. On the effects of this most important physical phenomenon science has hitherto remained entirely mute.