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PARIS. Academy of Sciences, August 21.—M. Bouquet de la Grye in the chair.—On the laws of sliding friction: Paul Painlevé. A discussion of a problem suggested by M. de Sparre in a recent paper, and of the conditions necessary for a solution without ambiguity.—The cause of the presence of abnormal quantities of starch in bruised apples: G. Warcollier. It is shown that tannin from galls prevents all action of amylase on starch, and it is supposed that the accumulation of starch in bruised apples is due to a similar action.
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Societies and Academies . Nature 72, 452 (1905). https://doi.org/10.1038/072452a0
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