Medicine, 1924, Vol. 3

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Excerpt from Medicine, 1924, Vol. 3: Analytical Reviews of General Medicine, Neurology and PediatricsThe foundations of our modern knowledge of the processes involved in the production of animal heat were laid by Lavoisier when he discovered that the amount of ice melted by a guinea-pig parallels the amount of carbon dioxide given Ofi by the animal. He drew the analogy between the emission of heat, the absorption of oxygen and the production of carbon dioxide by a burning candle and by a living animal, and recognized the identity of the processes involved. The plan was broadly conceived by Lavoisier and the foundations firmly laid.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.