Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 888

ALBRECHT VON HALLER (1708-1777) Sur la formation du coeur dans le poulet. Chez Marc.-Mich. Bousquet 1758 Vol. I: [6] 472 pp.; Vol. II: [8] 368 pp., plate. 16.3 cm.

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The first volume of this work is an excellent example of Haller's precise and detailed investigative methods, which are revealed here as he observed and recorded hourly the development of the vascular system in the hen's egg. The second volume deals with the muscular action and physiology of the respiratory system in humans and experimental animals.

Cited references: Waller 11834

Gift of John Martin, M.D.