Stephen Hales: Neglected Respiratory Physiologist
Fig. 8.1 Stephen Hales, D.D., F.R.S. (1677–1761) Stephen Hales is best known in physiology for his work on blood pressure, which is described in his book Haemastaticks [7]. A modern…
Ibn Al-nafis, the Pulmonary Circulation, and the Islamic Golden Age
Fig. 2.1 Approximate time-line showing the period of the Islamic Golden Age, and the long influence of the teachings of the Galen School 2.3 Ibn Al-Nafis His full name was…
The Original Presentation of Boyle’s Law
Fig. 5.1 Original table of data and calculations given by Boyle [3] to support his hypothesis that the pressure and volume of a gas are inversely related. The letter “s”…
