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Garrison-Morton-Norman History of Medicine
MAGNUS, Heinrich Gustav (1802 – 1870)

MAGNUS, Heinrich Gustav (1802 – 1870)

1802 – 1870

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1837

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Ueber die im Blute enthaltenen Gase, Sauerstoffe, Stickstoff, und Kohlensäure.

MAGNUS, Heinrich Gustav (1802 – 1870)
MAGNUS, Heinrich Gustav (1802 – 1870)

First quantitative analysis of the blood gases. Magnus proved that the arterial blood contains a higher concentration of oxygen than venous blood and that the latter had a higher carbon dioxide content.