Elements of physiology [electronic resource] : by Jo. Fred. Blumenbach, M.D. professor of medicine in ordinary at Goettingen ... Translated from the original Latin, and interspersed with occasional notes. By Charles Caldwell. To which is subjoined, by the translator, an appendix exhibiting a brief and compendious view of the existing discoveries relative to the subject of animal electricity. VolumeI[-II].

Author
Blumenbach, Johann Friedrich, 1752-1840 [Browse]
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Philadelphia : Printed by Thomas Dobson, at the stone-house, no. 41, South Second-Street, M.DCC.XCV. [1795]
Description
xvi,229,[3],247,[1]p. ; 8⁰.

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Notes
  • Translation of the first Göttingen edition, 1786; a different translation appeared under the title 'The institutions of physiology.' - Half-title: Elements of physiology. In two volumes.
  • Vol. 2 ([2], 247, [1] p.) has separate title page.
  • In this edition, quire Q in volume two is set with long s's, and pages 242 and 243 are misnumbered 142 and 143 respectively.
  • Errors in paging: v. 1, p. 156 misnumbered 256; v. 2, p. 242, 243 misnumbered 142, 143.
  • Reproduction of original from "Department of Special Collections, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas".
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexed in
English Short Title Catalog, W31859.
References
  • Evans, 28310
  • Austin, R.B. Early Amer. medical imprints, 216
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Eighteenth century collections online 2
OCLC
62825299
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