EDWARDS, William Frederic. De l'influence des Agens physiques sur la Vie. 1824.
EDWARDS, William Frederic.
De l'influence des Agens physiques sur la Vie.
Paris, Crochard, 1824.
Un volume in-8 (196x125 mm), xvi-654-(4) pages et 1 planche dépliante. reliure : Plein cartonnage postérieur. Mouillure claire en début d'ouvrage.
Édition originale de cet important ouvrage dans lequel Edwards étudie l'influence des facteurs environnementaux (l'air, l'eau, la chaleur, la lumière, la température ...) sur les organismes vivants.
références: Garrison & Morton [145.46 : "Edward studied the influence of environmental factors on animal life, concluding that vital processes depend on external physical and chemical forces but are not entirely controlled by them.". 1991 : "Includes account of Edwards' important experimental work regarding the effect of light on the body"], Heirs [1330 : "Edwards (...) distinguished himself in a number of fields and founded the science of ethnology, but this classic treatise on environmental physiology constitutes his greatest achievement. Here Edwards describes and documents a mass of experimentation on the effects of air, water, heat, light, temperature, and electricity on the living organism."].
Prix : 300 €
