| Reference number | CLP/14ii/38 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'Experiments to prove the existence of a fluid in the nerves' by A S [Alexander Stuart ] |
| Date | [1732] |
| Description | Stuart shares the findings of experiments on animals in an attempt to prove the existence of a fluid in the nerves, also known as 'animal spirits'.
Subject: Physiology / Neurology
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'Experiments to prove the existence of a fluid in the nerves'
Read to the Royal Society on 22 June 1732 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1731.0057 |
| Related records in the catalogue | RBO/17/35 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA301 | Stuart; Alexander (c 1673 - 1742) | c 1673 - 1742 |