Letters from the Peruvian Andes, 1921-1922.

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Letters from the Peruvian Andes, 1921-1922.

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Bound typescript of letters written by Joseph Barcroft during a scientific expedition to the Peruvian Andes. The first letter is dated 18 Nov. 1921, the last 23 Jan. 1922. The purpose of the expedition was to study mountain sickness and acclimatization to higher elevations.

1 v. (116 leaves) ; 27 cm.

University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library

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University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library

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West, John B. (John Burnard)

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Physiologist educated at the University of Adelaide, Australia, (M.B.B.S., M.D.) and London University (Ph. D.). West is the author of numerous articles and book-length studies including Ventilation / bloodflow and gas exchange (1965), Respiratory physiology (1974), Pulmonary pathophysiology (1977), and Everest--the testing place (1983). High-altitude physiology and "mountain sickness" have been central themes in West's research. In 1960-1961, he served as the physiologist on Sir Edmund Hillary'...

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