Lot 1051
1051
HALES, S. Haemastatique, ou la statique des animaux: expériences hydrauliques faites sur des animaux vivants. Geneva, Hérit. Cramer & Frères Philibert, 1744. xxii, 348 pp. W. 1 fold. woodcut plate. 4°. Cont. h. goatskin w. raised bands, uncut & partly unopened. (Bottom of spine a bit worn/split, corners bumped).
In "Haemastatique" is recorded Hales's invention of the manometer, with which he was the first to measure blood pressure. His work is the greatest single contribution to our knowledge of the vascular system after Harvey. - First French edition. Brunet III, p. 19; G-M 765 (Engl. ed.).€ 150
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