The whole works ... / Done from the Latin original by George Sewell ... and J.T. Desaguliers ... With some account of the author [by Sewell].

  • Archibald Pitcairne
Date:
1740
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Credit: The whole works ... / Done from the Latin original by George Sewell ... and J.T. Desaguliers ... With some account of the author [by Sewell]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    oj' the Blood. q t* 6. But Borellius*s Opinion is more evi- sntly refuted, by the Help of the fecond and ird Phenomenon, and again by the fixth id eighth: For if an Ofcillatory Motion in e Blood produced by a Mixture of Part of e Air, is neceffary and fufficient for the ;efervation of Life, the Animal, whole Mouth id Noftrils are doled, but whole Lungs are dated with Air, jnuft have that Motion, id fo muft the Animal enclofed in a Place ill of Air, but not open. For the elaftic ir cannot be wanting in this Cafe; and, ' we believe Borellius, neither Relpiration Dr Life can be wanting, as long as any Part f elaftic Air remains: But it is plain from le Phenomena, that the Air does remain, ad that of the fame Gravity as when the .nimal was firft enclofed. But if the fixth hasnomenon is confidered, it will appear, lat this Qfcillatory Motion, imprefted iup- n the Blood by the Mixture of the Air, is either neceffary nor fufficient for the Ufes f Life. Becaufe the Air will not be more afily conveyed to the Fcetus by the Affift nice of the maternal Blood, than it will by tie Affiftance of the Transfufion we men- ioned, from the refpiring Dog to the Dog ot refpiring, which however will not Jive Dnger than if he had received no Blood nixed with Air: So very uncertain and fu¬ rtive is that Life which is expeded from Mixture of Air with the Blood.
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