Haemastatique, ou la Statique des Animaux: Expà riences Hydrauliques Faites sur des Animaux Vivans Hales, Stephen Biology,Medicine,Science

First French edition of Stephen Halesâ s Haemastaticks (1733), translated and expanded by the noted French physician François Boissier de Sauvages de Lacroix, Professor of Medicine at Montpellier. This foundational text in experimental physiology and hemodynamics details Halesâ s groundbreaking experiments measuring blood pressure in living animalsâ "the first such measurements ever madeâ "and examining the mechanics of blood flow, arterial elasticity, and heart function. The book also includes Halesâ s observations on urinary and biliary stones, inflammation, and fever, making it a key transitional work between early hydraulic physiology and modern cardiovascular science. De Sauvages enriches Halesâ s original English edition with his own extensive medical commentary and two original dissertationsâ "Sur lâ Inflammation and Sur la Cause de la Fià vreâ "which connect Halesâ s experiments to contemporary theories of circulation and pathology. The work stands as one of the earliest scientific attempts to apply mathematical and mechanical principles to biological systems. Its influence extended across Enlightenment medicine, affecting thinkers from Albrecht von Haller to William Hunter. Condition & Binding:ÂBound in contemporary full mottled calf, spine richly gilt in six compartments with floral and foliate tooling, red morocco title label (â HALES HAEMAST.â ), gilt edges, and marbled endpapers. Boards show light surface wear, scuffing, and a few abrasions; corners slightly bumped, and joints with minor cracking near head but structurally sound. Interior notably fresh and clean, with only mild age toning and occasional faint foxing; text bright and unmarked throughout.