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  • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Vol. 182 – 1891

    Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Vol. 182 – 1891

    An 1891 compilation of philosophical transactions of the Royal Society, volume 182. Contained herein a marvelous collection of articles which explore a wide variety of subject matter.

    Here collected are articles concerning; The Patterns in Thumb and Finger Marks by Francis Galton; Observations on the Anatomy and Development of Apteryx by T. Jeffery; On the Course of the Fibres of the Cingulum and the Poster Parts of the Corpus Callosum and Fornix in the Marmoset Monkey by Charles E. Beevor; On the Changes produced in the Circulation and Respiration by Increase of the Intra-Cranial Pressure or Tension by Walter Spencer; On the Organisation of the Fossil Plants of the Coal-Measures by William Crawford Williamson; On the Mammalian Nervous System, its Functions, and their Localisation determined by an Electrical Method by Francis Gotch; Some Points in the Structure and Development of Dentine by J. Howard Mummery; Contributions to the Study of the Connection between Chemical Constitution and Physiological Action by T. Lauder Brunton, and; Contributions to the Chemical Bacteriology of Sewage.

    Each article is accompanied by relevant diagrams and illustration of scientific findings, and the compilation itself is completed by marvelous photographs, illustrations and prints regarding the various articles; from cell cultures to anatomical photographs and cross-sections.

    A marvelous collection of historic works and findings.

    Please note, this item weighs 2.5kg.

    $240.00

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  • Sebastian “Pfarrer” Kneipp – “My Water-Cure” – 1890

    Sebastian “Pfarrer” Kneipp – “My Water-Cure” – 1890

    Sebastian Kneipp, born 1821, a Bavarian priest and one of the key founders of the naturopathic movement in medicine here outlines his “Kneipp cure”, first published in 1886 which cited healing and therapeutic effects from application of hydrotherapy, with differing temperatures and pressures of water.

    Kneipp himself believed that hydrotherapy gleaned from a book he found was the catalyst for his recovery from a bout of tuberculosis earlier in his life.

    $80.00

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  • The Integrative Action of the Nervous System – Charles Sherrington.

    The Integrative Action of the Nervous System – Charles Sherrington.

    Leather bound and beautifully gilt embossed all edges richly gilt associated with the Classics of Medicine Library 1989. Heavily illustrated 411 pages with mild signs of use otherwise a very good copy.

    Dr Sherrington FRS was the Holt Professor of Physiology at the University of Liverpool – this book originally published in the USA in 1906 followed a series of lectures at Yale and in itself is a landmark publication regarding the development of understanding the central nervous system.

    Nervous System Explored and Documented

    $50.00

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  • A Treatise on the Diseases of the Chest – Laennec

    A Treatise on the Diseases of the Chest – Laennec

    Leather bound and beautifully gilt embossed from the Classics of Medicine Library 1979. Fine condition 428 pages plus 8 plates all edges gilt.

    Originally published as an English translation in 1821 by Doctor John Forbes. The French physician Laennec pioneered the use of “Acoustick Instruments” in the diagnosis of diseases of the chest.

    Pioneering French Medicine for the Short of Breath.

    $60.00

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