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A Course Of Lectures On Physiology

A Course Of Lectures On Physiology

Duval, Mathias

Paperback

Medical ReferenceEvolution

ISBN10: 9354502709
ISBN13: 9789354502705
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 22 2021
Pages: 566
Weight: 1.81
Height: 1.26 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Before modern medicine had machines, it had minds sharpened by observation. Mathias Duval turns the lecture hall into a front-row seat for life itself. Watch the body at work. A Course Of Lectures On Physiology brings together classic physiology lectures that map human body functions with a clinician's practicality and a scientist's curiosity. Moving from nervous system physiology to the essentials of circulation and respiration, Duval explains how organs coordinate, adapt, and fail, capturing the questions that drove nineteenth century medicine at the height of Victorian era science. As a historical medical textbook and public domain science book, it speaks in the confident, methodical voice of its time, yet its core problems remain recognisable: how signals travel, how blood carries meaning as well as oxygen, how balance is maintained and lost. Readers interested in Claude Bernard physiology will recognise the era's experimental spirit, and collectors of medical history classics will value the work as a window onto the foundations of modern biomedical thought. It also serves as a stimulating medical students reference, and a rich companion for nursing and biology study, whether you are revisiting basics or tracing how concepts evolved. Curious non-specialists will enjoy its lucid demonstrations; collectors will appreciate a serious artefact of classroom science, where ideas were tested in real time with care. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today -- a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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