De respiratione et eius instrumentis
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De respiratione et eius instrumentis is an anatomical treatise by Renaissance surgeon Hieronymus Fabricius that investigates the structure and function of the organs involved in respiration.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance medical text
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anatomical treatise ⓘ scientific work ⓘ |
| aimsTo | explain how respiratory organs support life ⓘ |
| analyzes |
bronchi
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diaphragm ⓘ lungs ⓘ thoracic cavity ⓘ trachea ⓘ |
| associatedWith | University of Padua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author |
Girolamo Fabrici d’Acquapendente
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Hieronymus Fabricius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo | early modern understanding of respiration ⓘ |
| discipline | Renaissance anatomy ⓘ |
| field |
anatomy
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medicine ⓘ physiology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
function of respiratory organs
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structure of respiratory organs ⓘ |
| genre | medical treatise ⓘ |
| hasForm | scholarly Latin prose ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pre-modern physiology ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | documents transition from purely qualitative to more observational physiology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotelian natural philosophy
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Galenic medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| investigates |
mechanics of breathing
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role of air in life ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
respiration
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respiratory organs ⓘ |
| movement | Renaissance science ⓘ |
| partOf | Fabricius’s anatomical corpus ⓘ |
| period | late 16th century ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
De formatione ovi et pulli
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De venarum ostiolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | On Respiration and Its Instruments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
comparative anatomy
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dissection-based observation ⓘ |
| writtenBy | a leading Renaissance anatomist ⓘ |
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