Adair CRAWFORD
Del calore animale e della combustione sperienze ed osservazioni di A. Crawford
Nell'instituto delle scienze|Bologna 1800|15 x 23 cm|relié
First Italian edition translated by Giuseppe Venturoli of the work originally published in English under the title: "Experiments and Observations on Animal Heat". Illustrated with 3 folding plates at the end of the volume.
Contemporary half brown sheep binding. Smooth spine with 4 fleurons and multiple roulettes. Red morocco title label. A 1cm loss between the title label and the following compartment. Rubbing. Corners with paper loss.
Adair Crawford (1748-1795), chemist and physicist, was above all a pioneer of calorimetry, which measures quantities of heat. Crawford presents in his work new experiments proving that gas exchange in animal respiration is combustion.
Contemporary half brown sheep binding. Smooth spine with 4 fleurons and multiple roulettes. Red morocco title label. A 1cm loss between the title label and the following compartment. Rubbing. Corners with paper loss.
Adair Crawford (1748-1795), chemist and physicist, was above all a pioneer of calorimetry, which measures quantities of heat. Crawford presents in his work new experiments proving that gas exchange in animal respiration is combustion.
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