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100 1 _aBenedict, Francis Gano,
_d1870-1957
245 1 0 _aRespiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2009
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aCarnegie Institution of Washington publication no. 123
500 _aRelease date is 2009-02-28
508 _aProduced by Bryan Ness, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)
520 _a"Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man" by Francis G. Benedict and Thorne M. Carpenter is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work focuses on the design and functionality of respiration calorimeters used for experimental studies in human metabolism and energy transformation. It serves as a detailed account of the apparatus employed in the Nutrition Laboratory and provides extensive descriptions of various components and methodologies used in measuring respiration and calorimetry. At the start of the text, the authors introduce the need for specialized apparatus to aid in the study of metabolism and respiration, which led to the establishment of a dedicated laboratory in Boston. They express gratitude to contributors and outline the purpose of the publication as a means to document the calorimeters currently in use. Key features of the calorimeter are introduced, including its construction and the precise controls related to temperature and air circulation for accurate measurements. The opening details are foundational and set the tone for a comprehensive exploration of nutritional science, aiming for high precision in calorimetric and respiratory research methodologies. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPhysiological apparatus
653 _aRespiration
653 _aAnimal heat
653 _aMetabolism
700 1 _aCarpenter, Thorne M.
_q(Thorne Martin),
_d1878-1971
830 0 _aCarnegie Institution of Washington publication no. 123
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28216
999 _c69125
_d69125