Elementa Physiologiae Corporis Humani

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Elementa Physiologiae Corporis Humani is an 18th-century multi-volume foundational treatise on human physiology that systematically organized and advanced contemporary knowledge of the field.

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instanceOf book
multi-volume work
scientific treatise
work on physiology
author Albrecht von Haller
authorProfession anatomist
physician
physiologist
citedBy 19th-century physiologists
contains citations of earlier medical authors
experimental observations
theoretical discussions
countryOfOrigin Switzerland
describedHumanBodySystematically true
discipline medicine
era Enlightenment
field physiology
genre medical literature
scientific literature
hasLatinTitle Elementa Physiologiae Corporis Humani self-link
hasPart volume on blood and circulation
volume on muscles and movement
volume on nerves and sensation
volume on nutrition and metabolism
volume on reproduction
volume on secretion and excretion
historicalSignificance foundational work in the history of physiology
influenced development of modern physiology
medical education in the 18th century
language Latin
libraryOfCongressSubject Physiology—Early works to 1800
mainTopic human physiology
methodologicalApproach empirical
systematic
notableFor comprehensive organization of physiological knowledge
integration of experimental data into physiology
numberOfVolumes 8
placeOfPublication Bern
Lausanne
publicationCentury 18th century
publicationEndYear 1766
publicationStartYear 1757
publisher Bousquet
structure systematic treatise
timePeriodDescribed contemporary 18th-century physiology
usedAs reference work for physicians
text for medical students

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Albrecht von Haller notableWork Elementa Physiologiae Corporis Humani
Elementa Physiologiae Corporis Humani hasLatinTitle Elementa Physiologiae Corporis Humani self-link