Complex sentence: The mechanism is named after a faulty analogy with the effect of solar radiation passing through glass and warming a greenhouse, but the way a greenhouse retains heat is fundamentally different as a greenhouse works by reducing airflow, isolating the warm air inside the structure.
Split into simpler sentences: The mechanism is named after a faulty analogy with the effect of solar radiation passing through glass and warming a greenhouse. The way a greenhouse retains heat is fundamentally different, as a greenhouse works by reducing airflow and retaining warm air inside the structure.