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100 1 _aFowler, Richard,
_d1765-1863
245 1 0 _aExperiments and Observations Relative to the Influence Lately Discovered by M. Galvani and Commonly Called Animal Electricity
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2014
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2014-09-09
508 _aProduced by Elizabeth Oscanyan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Experiments and Observations Relative to the Influence Lately Discovered by M. Galvani, and Commonly Called Animal Electricity" by Richard Fowler is a scientific publication written in the late 18th century. The book focuses on the exploration of the phenomenon of animal electricity, inspired by the discoveries of Luigi Galvani, particularly the effects of electricity on living tissues. It discusses various experiments and observations that seek to clarify the nature and cause of these electrifying effects in living animals, examining the responses of muscles and nerves to stimuli. The opening of the text introduces the author’s motivation to investigate the relationship between the newly observed "animal electricity" and established laws of nature. Fowler details his initial experiments, which revolve around how the application of different metals can produce contractions in the muscles of frogs, a phenomenon first noted by Galvani. He meticulously records the conditions under which these contractions can be induced, emphasizing the necessity of specific metallic contact to elicit a response in living tissue. This scientific exploration sets the groundwork for a deeper discussion of the physiological implications of these experiments, engaging readers interested in the intersection of physiology and the emerging field of electrical science. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aElectrophysiology -- Early works to 1800
653 _aGalvani, Luigi, 1737-1798
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46820
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