Santorio Santorio

Santorio Santorio (1561-1636), also called Santorio Santorii , Sanctorius de Padoue , Santorre Santario or a combination of these denominations, is an Italian doctor, famous for his experiments on the Métabolisme.

From 1611 to 1624, he is professor of medicine to Padoue, where he undertakes experiments on the temperature, breathing and the weight. In 1614, in its book Of statica medicina (which will know 5 republications until 1737), it shows the existence of a Transpiration " invisible" - being carried out by the Lung S and the Skin - while daily following the variations of its clean Weight (experiment which it will lead during 30 years).

One also allots to him the design of the clinical Thermomètre, in 1612, which it names then " thermoscope". like that of the first medical machine: the Pulsilogium . The purpose of this one is to measure the beats of the heart, it will be always used a century later, by another doctor: Cross. One also owes him the invention of the first Matelas to water.

References

  • Santorio Sanctorius on the Science & Society Picture Library .
  • the first man-machine interaction in medicine: pulsilogium of Sanctorius de Padoue , J. Levett and G. Agarwal, Medical instrumentation 13 (Jan. - Fev. 1979), 1,61-63. Summary on PubMed.
  • Sanctorius in the Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia ( via Infoplease).

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