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THE average temperature of the interior of the human body, according to our best authorities, is 98°.6 F. What is the temperature of the breath? It might naturally be supposed that its temperature Was the same as that of the interior of the body, or lower, if it is derived from the lungs, into which it is drawn from the cold outer air. But is this so?
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DUDGEON, R. Temperature of the Breath. Nature 22, 241 (1880). https://doi.org/10.1038/022241c0
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