The plagiarisms of Julius Jeffreys, F.R.S., in his treatise on the statics of the human chest / by G. Calvert Holland.

Date:
1844
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Credit: The plagiarisms of Julius Jeffreys, F.R.S., in his treatise on the statics of the human chest / by G. Calvert Holland. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    CONTENTS. PAGE. The announcement of original discoveries 7— 9 The classification of these discoveries 9—10 The analysis of these discoveries 11—17 Discovery I. The breath has hitherto been alone the subject of speculation 11 Discovery II. The ah- of respiration neither enters the air-cells nor the smaller air-tubes 13 Discovery III. The ah- breathed out is not that which went in, but a mixture of that ah- with the upper resident air 13 Discovery IV. According to previous views, the action on the blood must be constantly fluctuating 14 The mode in winch the animal system adapts itself to high temperatures 18—22 Discoveiy Y. The connection between dietetic sub- stances and the production of animal heat 21—24 Discoveiy YI. The respiration is increased according to the demands of the system for oxygen 24—25 Yiews on the ventilation of the air-cells 25—28 Discovery YII. Concerning the invigorating and de- pressing effects of exercise 28—30 Discoveiy YIII. The heat produced is for the most part proportional to the freedom of the respiration 30—33 Discoveiy IX. The ah- expired is no measure of the ah- inspired 33 35 The practical character of these views 35 36