Animal chemistry, or, Chemistry in its applications to physiology and pathology / by Baron Liebig ; edited from the author's manuscript by William Gregory.

  • Liebig, Justus, Freiherr von, 1803-1873.
Date:
1848
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Credit: Animal chemistry, or, Chemistry in its applications to physiology and pathology / by Baron Liebig ; edited from the author's manuscript by William Gregory. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Elements of nutrition and of respiration ^fg Gelatine as an article of food .' ' ()0 Effect of the oxidation of sugar, alcohol, fat,' &c7on 'the Volume of the inspired air ,.,. Conditions under which the weight of the body is constant.......'. ... 95 The intestinal canal is an organ of secretion 95 Nature and composition of the feces \\\\ ,)5 Relation of the feces to the food 9G The feces are not in a state of putrefaction or fermentation............ 99 PART II. THE METAMORPHOSES OF THE ANIMAL TISSUES. $ The Method ]07 The course pursued in the investigation of natural science 108 Obstacles arising from preconceived opinions 108 Physiology as a deductive science HO Difference between ancient and modern chemistry Ill False explanations of physical properties , 112 Every phenomenon has more than one cause 113 This principle neglected by physiologists... 115 Examples from modern writers 1 ] 5 Fallacious analogies . j jg Erroneous ideas of reaction 120 Conditions of progress in physiology 12-2 Errors arising from fallacious observations 123 Examples 124 Fallacious comparison of the cohesive force in crystallization with the vital force in the formation of tissues 126 The parasitic and chemical theories of contagion compared 127 Influence of mechanical action on crystallization 128 On chemical affinity 129 Influence of heat.... „ • 129 Influence on the state of chemical action on the power of bodies to com- bine, and on decomposition 130 Examples of the influence of chemical action on the power of bodies to combine, and on decomposition 130