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An Elementary Compendium of Physiology; For the Use of Students. Translated from the French, with Copious Notes and Illustrations, by E. Milligan, M.D.
by MAGENDIE, Francois
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About This Item
Edinburgh. Printed for John Carfrae, Medical Booksellers. 1823, 1823. Hardcover. 8vo, 20.5cm, xxxiv,445,[xvii]p., tables & errata page, folding table, notes, in contemporary half calf, red morocco label, gilt titles, marbled boards, endpapers foxed and some other occasional light foxing, , worn at the edges, some wear on the boards, a very good copy (sgc). ~ An English edition of the "Precis elementaire de physiologie" first published in Paris in 1816. Francois Magendie (1783-1855), French physiologist, was noted as one of the founders of modern experimental physiology. Notorious for his experiments on animals, he did however revolutionize the physiological knowledge particularly that of the heart, digestion and nervous system.
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- Bookseller
- Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25603
- Title
- An Elementary Compendium of Physiology; For the Use of Students. Translated from the French, with Copious Notes and Illustrations, by E. Milligan, M.D.
- Author
- MAGENDIE, Francois
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Edinburgh. Printed for John Carfrae, Medical Booksellers. 1823
- Date Published
- 1823
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- MEDICINE MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY CIRCULATION DIGESTION NERVOUS SYSTEM TE XT NINETEENTH CENTURY
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Marbled boards
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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