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Muscular Contraction and the Control of Reflex Movement by Fulton, John F - 1926

by Fulton, John F

Muscular Contraction and the Control of Reflex Movement by Fulton, John F - 1926

Muscular Contraction and the Control of Reflex Movement

by Fulton, John F

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Baltimore: The Williams & Wilkins Co., 1926. First edition.

1926 LANDMARK ILLUSTRATED MONOGRAPH ON MUSCLE PHYSIOLOGY INSCRIBED BY JOHN FULTON TO FOUNDER OF THE FALLON CLINIC.

9 inches tall hardcover, publisher's green cloth boards, blindstamped, gilt title to spine, bookplate of NSR Maluf and hand stamp of Fallon Clinic Library on front paste-down, inscribed on front flyleaf "To John Fallon from the flattered author, J.F. Fulton/Oxford/March, 1929". Corners lightly bumped, very good in custom archival mylar cover.

GARRISON-MORTON No. 663, "A detailed study of the physiology of skeletal muscle. A valuable historical introduction will be found on pp. 3-55, and the book includes an extensive bibliography."

JOHN FARQUHAR FULTON (1899 – 1960) was an American neurophysiologist and historian of science. He received numerous degrees from Oxford University and Harvard University. He taught at Magdalen College School of Medicine at Oxford and later became the youngest Sterling Professor of Physiology at Yale University. Starting in 1921, he studied neurophysiology at Magdalen College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, earning a B.A. with first class honors in 1923.  Then, as a Christopher Welch Scholar at Magdalen College, he received an M.A. and a D.Phil. in 1925.  He then received an M.D. from Harvard in 1927.  After his time at Harvard, he focused his studies on neurosurgery at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston under Harvey Cushing. Muscular Contraction and the Reflex Control of Movement (offered here) was his first book. Dr. John Fallon was founder of the Fallon Clinic, Worcester, MA.
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  • Keywords medicine; science; physiology; signed; neuroscience; Garrison-Morton; illustrations
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A Trip To Bohol In Quest Of Tarsius American Scientist

by Fulton, John F.

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The Society Of The Sigma Xi, Inc., . From American Scientist Spring Number. Paperback. Very Good Except Index Page And Back Cover With Marginal Water Stain. Octavo. 1943 B & W PHotos Octavo, , PP.151-167 Of 97-185, The Ancient Primate Tarsius Is Interesting And Important, So Is The Description Of The Trip To The Philippines By Clipper Plane And Via Midway, Wake Guam And Manila D40
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BENJAMIN SILLIMAN 1779-1864: Pathfinder in American Science

by Fulton, John F. & Elizabeth H. Thomson

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New York: Henry Schuman (1947), 294pp, illus., usual lib. markings, some shelfwear, dj flaps taped & glued down.. Cloth. Good +/Good +. Ex-Library.
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Harvey Cushing: Surgeon, Author, Artist (Men of Science Library)

Harvey Cushing: Surgeon, Author, Artist (Men of Science Library)

by Thomson, Elizabeth H., and Fulton, John F. (Foreword by)

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New York.: Collier Books by arr. w/ Abelard-Schuman Ltd., 1961. Collier AS74; Pub. No. 24, Historical Library, Yale U. Medicine. Mass-market paperback. Good. Clean interior. Spine tilt, crease; Front price tag residue; side page block marker "11".. Feder, Ben (Cover Design by).. 1 First edition. 318 p. Mass-market paperback. Cover in pink, black, gray, white. Medical biography, history. Subtitle: "The life story of an American genius whose techniques revolutionized the field of brain surgery". Author of the classic 2-volume "Life of Sir William Osler" (abridged by Edith Gittings Reid in 1931 as "The Great Physician"), Dr. Cushing made scientific contributions that impact modern medicine still. For many years he was a professor of neurology at Yale University School of Medicine.
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BENJAMIN SILLIMAN: 1779-1864, Pathfinder in American Science

by Fulton, John F. & Elizabeth H. Thompson

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New York: Henry Schuman, 1947. (1947), 294pp, illus., blue cloth, usual lib. markings, some shelfwear to cover, contents clean.. Cloth. Very Good -/No Jacket. Ex-Library.
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Bejamin Silliman: 1779-1864 - Pathfinder in American Science

by Fulton, John F. And Thomson, Elizabeth H

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New York: Henry Schuman, 1947 Book. Good. Hardcover. Moderate book wear; smells musty; significant dust jacket wear. A readable copy..
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George Sarton and the History of Medicine

by Fulton, John F

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ISIS. 4 pp. Reprint from ISIS, Sept., 1957. . Very Good. Soft cover. 1957.
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MAD Magazine No. 356, April 1997

by FULTON, John F

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E. C. Publications. Used - Good. Good condition. Number 356. Slightly dampstained. In polypropylene bag. (humor, comics, pop culture)
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Prof. J.M.D. Olmsted

by Fulton, Prof. John F

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Nature. 2 pg. reprint memorial of the physiologist. July 7, 1956. Orange covers. . Fine. Soft cover. 1956.
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A Bibliography of the Poem Syphilis Sive Morbus Gallicus

by Fracastoro, Girolamo of Verona; Baumgartner, Leona and Fulton, John F

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New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1935 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Several pages are uncut, very minor edgewear. Illustrated, bibliographical reference work on this poem by the 16th century Verona physician..
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A Bibliography of Visual Literature 1939 - 1944

by Fulton, John F.; Hoff, Phebe M. and Perkins, Henrietta T

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Washington, DC: National Research Council, 1945 Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. First Edition. Bibliography prepared by the Committee on Aviation Medicine, Division of Medical Sciences, National Research Council. Includes sections on anatomy and ophthalmology, physiology and psychology, visual examination and testing, correction of ocular defects in military personnel, training for military specialities, ocular trauma in military services, goggles and ocular protection, illumination, and visibility..
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