LOT 104 Statical Essays: Containing Vegetable Staticks; Or, An Account of Some Experiments on the Sap in Vegetables. London: W. Innys, T. Woodward, and J. Peele, 1731. HALES, STEPHEN. 1677-1761.
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HALES, STEPHEN. 1677-1761.
Statical Essays: Containing Vegetable Staticks; Or, An Account of Some Experiments on the Sap in Vegetables. London: W. Innys, T. Woodward, and J. Peele, 1731. WITH: Statistical Essays: Containing Haemastaticks; Or, An Account of Some Experiments Made on the Blood and Blood-Vessels of Animals. London: W. Innes, R. Manby, and T. Woodward, 1733.2 volumes. 8vo (193 x 121 mm) in matching bindings. 19 engraved plates. Rebacked retaining contemporary calf covers. Wear to covers, minimal browning.SECOND EDITION OF THE FIRST TITLE, TOGETHER WITH A FIRST EDITION OF THE SECOND TITLE, probably sold as a set after publication of the second in 1733. An important pair of works on the biology of plants and animals, including a description of the author's invention, the manometer, which was the first instrument to measure blood pressure. Hales employed a statistical methodology that used precise measurements and controls to arrive at his conclusions. He was also the first to suggest that electrical impulses played a part in the activity of the muscles. Norman 970; PMM 189a; Waller 11526; Wellcome III, p 194.
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