Originally published in 1929, this book presents a comprehensive biography of the clergyman, scientific pioneer and philanthropist Stephen Hales (1677-1761).
Originally published in 1929, this book presents a comprehensive biography of the clergyman, scientific pioneer and philanthropist Stephen Hales (1677-1761).Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
1. The family of Hales. Corpus Christi College. The Master and Fellows. Election to a fellowship. Holy orders. The University of Cambridge. William Stukeley. A country living; 2. Animal physiology. Blood pressure. Cardiac output. Blood flow through the tissues. Muscular movement. The spinal reflex; 3. Perpetual curate of Teddington. Parish work. Rector of Farringdon. Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society; 4. The physiology of plants. The flow of sap. Transpiration and capillarity. Root pressure. Papers to the Royal Society; 5. Science and religion. The growth of plants. The ossification of bone. Marriage. His wife dies; 6. Respiration and combustion. The nutrition of plants. Free and fixed air. The function of the leaves. Rebreathing experiments. Carbon dioxide. Publishes Vegetable Statics; 7. The distemper of the stone. Publishes Haemastatics. The gin laws. Mrs Stephens's medicines. The Copley medal; 8. A trustee of the colony of Georgia. Philosophical Experiments. Purification of water. Disinfection with sulphur. Preservation of meat. A sea-gauge; 9. The ventilation of ships. The slave trade. Experiments by the Admiralty; 10. The progress of Georgia. Prohibition of rum and slavery. Financial difficulties. To be surrendered to the Spaniards? The trustees relinquish the charter; 11. The ventilation of prisons. The gaol distemper. Newgate and the Savoy; 12. Old age. Later years at Teddington. The Royal Society of Arts. Applied science. His international reputation. A royal appointment; 13. The Seven Years' War. The last experiment. Death and burial; Index.
1. The family of Hales. Corpus Christi College. The Master and Fellows. Election to a fellowship. Holy orders. The University of Cambridge. William Stukeley. A country living; 2. Animal physiology. Blood pressure. Cardiac output. Blood flow through the tissues. Muscular movement. The spinal reflex; 3. Perpetual curate of Teddington. Parish work. Rector of Farringdon. Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society; 4. The physiology of plants. The flow of sap. Transpiration and capillarity. Root pressure. Papers to the Royal Society; 5. Science and religion. The growth of plants. The ossification of bone. Marriage. His wife dies; 6. Respiration and combustion. The nutrition of plants. Free and fixed air. The function of the leaves. Rebreathing experiments. Carbon dioxide. Publishes Vegetable Statics; 7. The distemper of the stone. Publishes Haemastatics. The gin laws. Mrs Stephens's medicines. The Copley medal; 8. A trustee of the colony of Georgia. Philosophical Experiments. Purification of water. Disinfection with sulphur. Preservation of meat. A sea-gauge; 9. The ventilation of ships. The slave trade. Experiments by the Admiralty; 10. The progress of Georgia. Prohibition of rum and slavery. Financial difficulties. To be surrendered to the Spaniards? The trustees relinquish the charter; 11. The ventilation of prisons. The gaol distemper. Newgate and the Savoy; 12. Old age. Later years at Teddington. The Royal Society of Arts. Applied science. His international reputation. A royal appointment; 13. The Seven Years' War. The last experiment. Death and burial; Index.
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