The Pursuit Of Nature Informal Essays On The History Of Physiology.
£40.00
Publisher
Cambridge University Press.
Place
Cambridge
Date
1977
Synopsis
A. l. hodgkin, a. f. huxley, w. feldberg, w. a. h. rushton, r. a. gregory, r. a. mccance. these essays were written as part of the celebrations of the centenary of the physiological society in 1976.
Item Description
FIRST EDITION. 8vo. 9.25 x 6.25 inches. [vi] + 180 pp. Bound in original brown cloth, gilt, in unclipped dust wrapper, which has slight edge wear with small neat repairs and is slightly sunned. otherwise a very good copy. 1977 gift inscription signed by contributor Wilhelm Feldberg on first free endpaper. Illustrated by one page of plates and by text figures. Essays on the historical development of six fields of physiology which have flourished in recent decades, written to celebrate the Centenary of the Physiological Society in 1976. Personal accounts by leading physiologists in their respective fields, the authors being eyewitnesses to the major developments and in many cases were themselves the major discoverers. The blurb on the front inside wrapper briefly summarises the essays; the titles and institutional affinities of the authors are given in the List of Contributors.
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