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Abhandlung über die medicinischen Kräfte der fixen Luft. Aus dem Englischen übersetzt und mit einigen Anmerkungen und Zusätzen versehen.
by Dobson, Matthew
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Leipzig, Weidmanns Erben und Reich, 1781. Hardcover. .. Crown octavo. Pp. 208, (14). HARDCOVER, bound in contemporary half calf and marbled boards, gilt morocco lettering-piece to spine, all edges sprinkled red; leather bit chafed in places, minute wormholes at foot of spine, small stain to one leaf of index; small ink stain at bottom of bookblock ran slightly into blank margin of some pages, at utmost edge and well away from text. In a very good condition. ~ First German edition. Translated from the English. Matthew Dobson (1732-1784), English physician and experimental physiologist. He is now remembered for his work on diabetes. In 1779 Dobson published his "Medical Commentary on Fixed Air" after his success in using "fixed air" (carbon dioxide) in the treatment of scurvy. D-3
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- Title
- Abhandlung über die medicinischen Kräfte der fixen Luft. Aus dem Englischen übersetzt und mit einigen Anmerkungen und Zusätzen versehen.
- Author
- Dobson, Matthew
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - .
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- Publisher
- Leipzig, Weidmanns Erben und Reich
- Date Published
- 1781
- Keywords
- MEDICINE MEDICAL SCIENCE HISTORY PHARMACY PHARMACOLOGY SURGERY PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY MEDICAMENT MEDICATION HOMEOPATHY GENEESKUNDE MÉDECINE HEILKUNDE MEDIZIN MEDICINA PHARMACEUTIC PHARMACEUTICAL FARMACEUTISCH PHARMACEUTIQUE PHARMAZEUTISCH FARMAC&Eacu
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- 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...
- Marbled boards
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
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