THE 



SCIENTIFIC PHOCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ROYAL DUBLIN SOCIETY. 



Vol. XYI (If.S.), lo. 5. MAECH, 1920. 



PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND THE ELECTRONIC 



THEORY. _ 



BY 



HENRY H. DIXON, Sc.D., F.R.S., ^-'^^^'^^"'':^?^ 



( WAfi 5 1001 



UNIVERSITY EKOFESSOE OF BOTANY IN TEINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN ; \ • u IJ^| 



AND 



HORACE H. POOLE, Sc.D., 



ASSISTANT TO fiEASMUS SMITH'S PEOFESSOE OF NATUEAL AND EXPEEIMENTAL PHILOSOPHYr 



TEINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN. 



[A ufhors alone are responsible for all opinions expressed in their Communications.'], 



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1920. 



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