| Reference number | RBO/3/61 |
| Alternative reference number | RBO.3.203 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | 'An Account Of the Experiment of preserving Animals alive by blowing through their Lungs with Bellows' brought in by Robert Hooke |
| Date | 24 October 1667 |
| Description | Description of an experiment at the Royal Society from Robert Hooke, repeating an earlier observation.
Opening the thorax of a dog, the animal is maintained alive by using bellows to blow air directly in their lungs, reanimation techniques are also trialled.
Hooke notes that it proves that the air is required for the blood to circulate.
Printed in the Philosophical Transactions vol. 2, no. 28, p. 539 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1666.0043 |
| Related records in the catalogue | RBC/2/100 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8242 | Hooke; Robert (1635 - 1703); natural philosopher | 1635 - 1703 |