The Croonian Lecture on Muscular Motion.

Carlisle, Anthony

Publication Date: 1805

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Phil. Trans., 95. - London, printed by W. Bulmewr an Co. Cleavland-Rowm St. Jame's, 1805, 4°, (2), 30, (4) pp., fine wrappers; a little browned and somewhat stained. Rare Offprint! "In 1804 and 1805 Carlisle gave the Croonian Lectures on Muscular Motion, in which e( he began by taking a physiological view of the circulation of the blood, and of the influence of the nerves, so far as they operate on the muscular fibre. He then noticed the existence of an oxide of iron discovered in the red globules of the blood, which he considered as materially influencing the muscular fibre and the healthy state of the animal oeconomy; and proceeded to relate the results of numerous experiments on vegetable and animal substances in all of which he found an oxide of iron"." R.J. Cole B.Sc. F.R.I.C. A.M.I.Chem.E. (1952) Sir Anthony Carlisle, F.R.S. (1768-1840), , 8:3, 255-270 (p.258) Sir Anthony Carlisle FRCS, FRS (1768-1840 in London); in 1793 he was appointed Surgeon at Westminster Hospital in 1793, remaining there for 47 years. In 1800, he and William Nicholson discovered electrolysis by passing a voltaic current through water, decomposing it into its constituent elements of hydrogen and oxygen. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1804. He was Professor of Anatomy of the Society from 1808 to 1824. In 1815, he was appointed to the Council of the College of Surgeons and for many years was a curator of their Hunterian Museum. He served as president of the society, by then the Royal College of Surgeons, in 1828 and 1839. He twice delivered their Hunterian oration, causing consternation at his second oration in 1826 by using the occasion to talk about oysters, earning the epithet of Sir Anthony Oyster and he also delivered their Croonian Lecture in 1804, 1805 and 1807. He was Surgeon Extraordinary (1820-1830) to King George IV, by whom he was knighted on 24 July 1821. Seller Inventory # 64584

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Title: The Croonian Lecture on Muscular Motion.

Publication Date: 1805

Binding: Soft cover