Project Gutenberg 2018-06-04 Public domain in the USA. 175 Aldini, Giovanni 1762 1834 Aldini, Joannis Aldini, Jean Aldini, John 08007076 An Account of the Late Improvements in Galvanism With a Series of Curious and Interesting Experiments Performed Before the Commissioners of the French National Institute, and Repeated Lately in the Anatomical Theatres of London Produced by Sonya Schermann, Carol Brown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "An Account of the Late Improvements in Galvanism" by Giovanni Aldini is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. This work meticulously explores the developments and principles of galvanism, a phenomenon related to electrical stimulation of muscles, and includes a series of experiments conducted before esteemed scientific committees in France and England. The primary focus is on the medical and physiological implications of galvanism, particularly its potential applications in the treatment of various conditions. At the start of the book, the editor introduces the fascination surrounding galvanism, detailing its recent discoveries and their impact on science and medicine. Aldini outlines his objective to reconcile the theories of figures like Luigi Galvani and Alessandro Volta while demonstrating through empirical experiments how galvanism can be generated independently from metals, using animal tissue instead. He shares a range of experiments featuring various animals, including detailed instances of muscle contractions induced by galvanic stimulation, which aim to illustrate the principles of galvanism and its implications for future medical practices. The opening sets a robust scientific tone and prepares the reader for rigorous exploration of this innovative field. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 47.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Electricity -- Early works to 1850 QC Text Category: Science - Physics Category: Science - Biology Category: Health & Medicine 377377 2025-06-23T03:47:43.917123 text/html 377871 2018-06-04T07:03:16 text/html 3714004 2025-06-23T03:47:52.476024 application/epub+zip 3711189 2025-06-23T03:47:45.592144 application/epub+zip 208638 2025-06-23T03:47:44.602102 application/epub+zip 2235939 2025-06-23T03:47:57.584046 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2177431 2025-06-23T03:47:51.348063 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251536 2022-08-25T17:35:24.355372 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317835 2025-06-23T03:47:43.114586 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 318185 2018-06-04T07:03:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18898 2025-06-23T03:47:57.743005 application/rdf+xml 14105 2025-06-23T03:47:44.693078 image/jpeg 2175 2025-06-23T03:47:44.647096 image/jpeg 102135 2018-06-04T07:03:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 7015283 2018-06-04T07:03:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 7378027 2025-06-23T03:47:44.008077 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia