text_original: Assailing his problem at its foundation, he proved the actual existence of germs and spores in the atmosphere ; then he conceived of a dis  tribution of glass globes which would enable him to demonstrate by experiment what he had already maintained against the supporters of spontaneous generation.
text_transcription: ASSAILING HIS PROBLEM AT ITS FOUNDATIONS HE PROVED THE ACTUAL EXISTENCE OF GERMS AND SPOORS IN THE ATMOSPHERE THEN HE CONCEIVED OF A DISTRIBUTION OF GLASS GLOBES WHICH WOULD ENABLE HIM TO DEMONSTRATE BY EXPERIMENT WHAT HE HAD ALREADY MAINTAINED AGAINST THE SUPPORTERS OF SPONTANEOUS GENERATION
phonemes: ɐsˈeɪlɪŋ hɪz pɹˈɑːbləm æɾ ɪts faʊndˈeɪʃən, hiː pɹˈuːvd ðɪ ˈæktʃuːəl ɛɡzˈɪstəns ʌv dʒˈɜːmz ænd spˈɔːɹz ɪnðɪ ˈætməsfˌɪɹ ; ðˈɛn hiː kənsˈiːvd əvə dˈɪs tɹɪbjˈuːʃən ʌv ɡlˈæs ɡlˈoʊbz wˌɪtʃ wʊd ɛnˈeɪbəl hˌɪm tə dˈɛmənstɹˌeɪt baɪ ɛkspˈɛɹɪmənt wʌt hiː hæd ɔːlɹˌɛdi meɪntˈeɪnd ɐɡˈɛnst ðə səpˈɔːɹɾɚz ʌv spɑːntˈeɪniəs dʒˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃən.