Title

Sanctorius

Caption

Sanctorius (Sanctorio Sanctorio) (1561-1636) Italian physician and physiologist, friend of Galileo. Shown here seated in his balance (a steelyard) in which he could eat and sleep. He was the first to perform experiments on metabolism. From "Ars de stat

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP07108_0460000957

License type

Rights managed

Available size

22,1Mb (1,7Mb) / 7,3in x 11,8in / 2181 x 3543 (300dpi)