Skip to content

Please be aware that some material may contain words, descriptions or illustrations which will not reflect current scientific understanding and may be considered in today's context inaccurate, unethical, offensive or distressing.

Paper, 'Account of two anatomical experiments made by himself and M Hook in privat [sic]' by Dr [Edmond] King

Reference number: CLP/12i/19

Date: 1668

Description

Paper describing experiments performed on respiration in dogs using bladders and warm air or air that had been cooled to observe the effect air temperature had on respiration.

Subject: Physiology

Read to the Royal Society on 4 June 1668.

Reference number
CLP/12i/19
Earliest possible date
1668
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Edmond King

View page for Edmond King

Use this record

Citation

Edmond King, Paper, 'Account of two anatomical experiments made by himself and M Hook in privat [sic]' by Dr [Edmond] King, 1668, CLP/12i/19, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_12i_19/paper-account-of-two-anatomical-experiments-made-by-himself-and-m-hook-in-privat-sic-by-dr-edmond-king, accessed on 12 March 2026

Link to this record

Embed this record

<iframe src="https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/embed/items/clp_12i_19/paper-account-of-two-anatomical-experiments-made-by-himself-and-m-hook-in-privat-sic-by-dr-edmond-king" title="Paper, 'Account of two anatomical experiments made by himself and M Hook in privat [sic]' by Dr [Edmond] King" allow="fullscreen" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>

Hierarchy

This item is part of:

Related Fellows

Explore the collection

  • Classified Papers

    The 'Classified Papers' of the Royal Society are papers from British and international natural philosophers and scholars categorised according to subject areas.

    Dates: 1592 - 1741

    View collection