Keill james m d (1 Ergebnisse)

HARDCOVER. Zustand: Very Good. 2nd Edition. 12mo hardcover bound in full brown leather; 233 pp. Five raised bands; double gilt-tooled border to boards with blind-stampeddecorative fleurons. Tight binding, clean throughout.Edge wear to boards; minor loss at head and tail of spine;leather-like tape reinforcement to external spine + cloth tape stabilization to internal gutter.Moderate toning and occasional very light foxing consistent with age. Ex-medical library bookplate to front pastedown. Very Good. KCMS. A classic 18th-century medical work by James Keill, a leading proponent of the "iatromathematical" school. These essays apply mechanical and mathematical principles to human physiology, exploring topics such as the secretion of blood, muscular motion, and the quantity of blood in the human body. Includes his famous dissertation on the "Force of the Heart," where Keill attempts to calculate the physical pressure exerted by the heart during circulation. This 2nd edition contains significant additions and corrections by the author.…