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Wednesday 15 June 2022 e Thursday 16 June 2022, 03:00 PM • Rome

104 Medicina

Val Helmont , Jan Baptiste

Ortus Medicinae, id est initia physicae inaudita, 1561

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& nbsp; Venice, Giunta and Giovanni Giacomo Hertz, & nbsp; 1651 . & nbsp; In 2 °. & nbsp; & nbsp; Giunta typographic mark to the title page printed in red and black, and another in black and white on p.V3, & nbsp; text on two columns, scattered blooms and redness, parchment binding, with handwritten title on the spine some stains.

Specialist Notes

Augmented Venetian edition of Helmont's main work, published in princeps in 1648. "H. was one of the founders of biochemistry. He was the first to realize the physiological importance of ferments and gases and indeed invented the word gas. He introduced the gravimetric idea in the analysis of urine "(Garrison & amp; Morton 665). & Nbsp;