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Primae lineae Physiologiae in usum praelectionum Academicarum. Quarto auctae et emendatae
by HALLER, Albrecht von (1708-1777)
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Lausanne,: Apud Franc. Grasset et Socio,, 1771.. [ii], [xii], 562, [ii] pp. Small 8vo. (10.6 x 17 cm.). Contemporary full marbled calf, spine with 5 raisen band in compartments gilt decorated with fleurons and gilt lettered, edges red. With one woodcut header. The best and most complete edition, being the last published and revised by Haller himself. At the same time it is the first appearance of this title with an Swiss imprint. Garrison & Morton 585 (for the first edition of 1747):"Haller was one of the most imposing figures in the whole of medicine, besides being a superb bibliographer and the founder of medical bibliography. As a physiologist he was the greatest of his time. Many apparently "new" discoveries of later times had already been accounted for by Haller. The above work includes Haller's resonance theory, similar to that already propounded by Du Verney and (more than 100 years later) by Helmholt" . A fine copy of the most famous physiological text of the period in an attractive contemporary binding.
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- Title
- Primae lineae Physiologiae in usum praelectionum Academicarum. Quarto auctae et emendatae
- Author
- HALLER, Albrecht von (1708-1777)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Apud Franc. Grasset et Socio,
- Place of Publication
- Lausanne,
- Date Published
- 1771.
- Keywords
- physiology resonance theory irritability neurosciences neurology swiss science medicine
- Bookseller catalogs
- anatomy - physiology;
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Fine and rare books in the fields of science, medicine, technology and the applied arts. Old fashioned printed catalogues and lists available on request.A note on binding conservation. All our ancient leather bindings are carefully cleaned with Brecknell's leather soap, and when needed, treated with hydroxypropylcellulose (in the case of dry leather). Finally we protect the leather with \"Cire 213\", the ultimate binding conservation wax developed by the BNF (Bibliothque nationale de France).
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