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ALDINI (J). AN ACCOUNT OF THE LATE IMPROVEMENTS IN GALVANISM - Lot 4
ALDINI (J). AN ACCOUNT OF THE LATE IMPROVEMENTS IN GALVANISM WITH A SERIES OF CURIOUS AND INTERESTING EXPERIMENTS. London, Cuthell and Martin, 1803. 11-1bl.-221-[3] pages, half tan chagrin, untrimmed (modern binding). Edition with an appendix containing the author's experiments on the body of a malefactor executed in Newgate in 1803. In a public demonstration, Aldini used electricity to cause "a trembling of the jaw, a horrible contortion of the adjacent muscles and the opening of the left eye". Rare. Heavy foxing, copy with large margins.
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