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A man being weighed on a set of scales, and a man with his head in a glass container; showing Lavoisier's experiments with respiration. Drawing attributed to M.A.P. Lavoisier, ca. 1790.

Weight and height register : Horlick's Malted Milk "the ideal food for all ages" in powder & tablet forms ... / Horlick's Malted Milk Co.

A man seated in a barrel with his head under a glass canopy; he breathes and his pulse is taken; Lavoisier dictates to his wife who is writing a report. Drawing attributed to M.A.P. Lavoisier, ca. 1790.

The Mughal emperor being weighed on his birthday. Coloured etching.

An elephant seated in an armchair is being weighed by a small dog. Watercolour by G. Hope Tait, ca. 1900.

Recherches sur la loi d'accroissement des nouveau-nés constaté par le système des pesées régulières et sur les conditions d'un bon allaitement / par L. Odier.

Possible relations of the weight of the lungs and other organs to body-weight and surface area (in dogs) / by G.N. Stewart.

The men who made us fat. Part 1.

Is your weight creeping up on you? : Talk to your nurse to help you succeed in managing your weight / Diabetes UK, the charity for people with diabetes.

Fat artist vernacular / by Charlotte Cooper.

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Body Weight

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Images about Body Weight

Works from the collections

Recherches sur la loi d'accroissement des nouveau-nés constaté par le système des pesées régulières et sur les conditions d'un bon allaitement / par L. Odier.

Possible relations of the weight of the lungs and other organs to body-weight and surface area (in dogs) / by G.N. Stewart.

The men who made us fat. Part 1.

Is your weight creeping up on you? : Talk to your nurse to help you succeed in managing your weight / Diabetes UK, the charity for people with diabetes.

Fat artist vernacular / by Charlotte Cooper.

Body Weight

Images from the collections

Images about Body Weight

Works from the collections

Recherches sur la loi d'accroissement des nouveau-nés constaté par le système des pesées régulières et sur les conditions d'un bon allaitement / par L. Odier.

Possible relations of the weight of the lungs and other organs to body-weight and surface area (in dogs) / by G.N. Stewart.

The men who made us fat. Part 1.

Is your weight creeping up on you? : Talk to your nurse to help you succeed in managing your weight / Diabetes UK, the charity for people with diabetes.

Fat artist vernacular / by Charlotte Cooper.

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