Marey Dr E J (2 results)

rigide. Condition: Bon. 1 vol. in-8 reliure demi-basane verte, Adrien Delahaye, Paris, 1863, VIII-568 pp. Edition originale de cet ouvrage qui, le premier, contient la reproduction d'un enregistrement du pouls. Précurseur en cardiologie, Jules Etienne Marey (1830-1904) fut également un pionnier en biomécanique et l'inventeur du chronophotographe. Bon exemplaire de ce rare ouvrage, dont la figure de l'enregistrement du pouls a été enrichie à l'époque de commentaires manuscrits. "Marey's central significance for the development of physiology in France lies in his adoption and advocacy of two fundamental techniques in experimental physiology : graphical recording and cinematography". [ . ] "During the first decade of his research career (1857-1867) Marey applied the technique of graphical recording to the study of the mechanics and hydraulics of the circulatory system, the heart beat, respiration, and muscle contraction in general. He analyzed the circulatory and muscular systems in terms of the physical variables, elasticity, resistance, and tonicity. With the graphical trace he established the relationship of heart rate and blood pressure, thus supplementing previous studies of the value of blood pressure in a vessel with traces of its waveform" (DSB, IX, 101). Good copy (the figure of the pulse recording was enriched at the time with handwritten comments). Langue: Français.…

Quarter Leather, Marbled Sides. Condition: Very Good. Text in French; Former owner's large bookplate on fep and inked name/date on ffep, minor aging, else textblock is clean and tight; Top page edges are a bit soiled and other page edges have a decorative speckling; Sunned spine and wear to the edges; leather spine, marbled paper boards. GM 776. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Engravings/Photographs (illustrator). Hardcover.…