The hygrology, or chemico-physiological doctrine of the fluids of the human body / translated from the Latin of J.J. Plenck ... by Robert Hooper.

  • Joseph Jakob von Plenck
Date:
1797
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Credit: The hygrology, or chemico-physiological doctrine of the fluids of the human body / translated from the Latin of J.J. Plenck ... by Robert Hooper. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    2. The matter of heaty which enters into the; compolition of both folids and fluids, and which in a feparate form conftitutes the animal heat. 3. The matter of liglity which in its free liate pro- duces ,vifion; and when compounded enters as an element into the compofition of oil and ali other inflammable parts. The eyes of ani- mals, which Ihine in the night time, owe this property to the matter of light.. 4. The eleBric matter^ which enters into ali bodies, and affbrds the phenomena of animal ele6tricity. i 5. Oxygene, which in combination with the matter of lieat conftitutes vital air ; with hydrogene, forms ,water; witii acefcent bafes, the acid falis of our fluids. f). Hydrogene, which combined with oxygen forms water; with azote volatile alkali; with the matter of heat infammahle air, which is emitted from the large intellines; and with carbone animal gas: and, laftly, combined with carbone and the febacic acid, conftitutes the oil of the adipofe membrane.
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