1840
- Published
- 1840
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- Described, not held
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- Public domain; no clean scan resolved yet.
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Du Bois-Reymond describes the 1840 Essai as Matteucci's compilation of his papers on animal electricity. He credits Matteucci with seeing the importance of Nobili's frog-current and the inadequacy of earlier theories. Its chief advance was showing that the frog-current does not require Galvani's preparation. He cites the book, which reprints Matteucci's 1838 paper, in disputing Matteucci's claims about muscle current during tetanus and about the frog-current being peculiar to the frog.
In 1840, Signor Matteucci published at Paris a compilation of his papers on Animal Electricity, under the title: " Essai sur les Phenomenes electriques des Animaux.
Du Bois-Reymond, E. (ed. H. Bence Jones), 1852 · On Animal Electricity: Being an Abstract of the Discoveries of Emil… · open at passage 19
The principal step which in this book is made beyond Nobili's range of knowledge consists in the remark, that in order to obtain the frog-current it is not at all necessary to prepare the frog according to Galvani's method
Du Bois-Reymond, E. (ed. H. Bence Jones), 1852 · On Animal Electricity: Being an Abstract of the Discoveries of Emil… · open at passage 19
In his paper of 1838, literally reprinted in the " Essai" (1840), Signor Matteucci said:
Du Bois-Reymond, E. (ed. H. Bence Jones), 1852 · On Animal Electricity: Being an Abstract of the Discoveries of Emil… · open at passage 71