Germany
1,482 entries published in Germany. 93 publication places.
1847
#611
Ueber die Erhaltung der Kraft, eine physikalische Abhandlung.
An epoch-making work which led the way to the acceptance of the fundamental physical doctrine of the conservation of energy.
1847
#2265
Die Krankheiten des Orient’s: vom Standpunkte der vergleichenden Nosologie betrachtet.
Digital facsimile from the Medical Heritage Library, Internet Archive, at this link.
1847
#5524
Scriptores de sudore anglico superstites. Colliget C. G. Gruner. Post mortem auctoris adomavit et edidit H. Haeser.
A collection of all the important earlier writings on sweating sickness.
1847
#5659.1
Die Aether gegen den Schmerz.
First application of ether anesthesia for plastic operations. Dieffenbach made his first use of the anesthetic in reconstructing a nose. He modified Morton’s inhaler. Dieffenbach’s work helped bring about the early ac…
1847
#10384
Die Krankheiten der Arbeiter in den Phospherzündholzfabriken, insbesondere das Leiden der Kieferknochen durch Phosphordämpfe. Vom chemisch-physiologischen, medicinisch-chirurgischen und medicinisch-polizeylichen Standpunkt. Text plus atlas of 9 plates.
An early illustrated work on phosphorus poisoning in the match industry. Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.
1848 –1884
#610
Untersuchungen über thierische Elektricität. 2 vols.
A pupil of J. Müller, Emil du Bois-Reymond was the founder of modern electrophysiology. He introduced faradic stimulation and made an exhaustive investigation of physiological tetanus. Above is a collective edition of…
1848
#5662
Die Versuche mit dem Schwefeläther, Salzäther und Chloroform.
Introduction of ethyl chloride in anesthesia.
1848
#7314
Die Hautkrankheiten durch anatomische Untersuchungen erläutert.
The first textbook of dermatopathology. "Simon dated the preface of his book April 1st, 1848 and wrote (p. vi and vii) that much has been achieved by meticulous clinical description of diseases of the skin but now att…
1848
#7318
Beiträge zur Anatomie und Pathologie der menschlichen Haut.
Digital facsimile from the Hathi Trust at this link.
1848
#12083
Mittheilungen über die in Oberschlesien herrschende Typhus-Epidemie.
Virchow was one of the first to identify medicine as a social science. He developed a theory of epidemics that emphasized the social circumstances permitting spread of illness. This approach has been called sociologic…
1849
#1106
De cursu lymphae in vasis lymphaticis.
Noll advanced the theory that lymph is formed by the diffusion of fluids from the blood through the vessel walls into the surrounding tissues.
1849
#11432
Friedrich Tiedemann’s Bücher-Sammlung.
"After resigning his professorship of anatomy and physiology at Heidelberg due to deteriorating eyesight, Friedrich Tiedemann (1781-1861) sold his extensive personal library—over 4,600 volumes, assembled over fifty ye…
1849
#12533
Lehrbuch der pharmaceutischen Technik.
The first textbook of pharmacy.
1850
#997
Die Physiologie der Nahrungsmittel.
1850
#771
Die Hämodynamik nach Versuchen.
1850
#1741
Gerichtliche Leichenöffnungen.
Casper was a great authority on forensic medicine. He also wrote on medical statistics. Above is an important compilation on judicial autopsies.
1850
#6351
Grundlage der Literatur der Pädiatrik.
An extensive bibliography of pediatric literature, containing about 7,000 references.
1850 –1863
#13001
Museum Heineanum: Verzeichniss der ornithologischen Sammlung des Oberamtmann Ferdinand Heine, auf Gut St. Burchard vor Halberstadt, mit kritischen Anmerkungen und Beschreibung der neuen Arten, systematisch bearbeitet von Jean Cabanis. 4 vols.
Heine collected the largest private collection of birds in the mid-19th century. His collection of 27,000 specimens and 15,000 books is preserved the Heineanum Halberstadt Museum in Halberstadt. Digital facsimile from…
1851
#613
Physiologie des Stoffwechsels in Pflanzen und Thieren.
1851
#4209
Die Bright’sche Nierenkrankheit.
Frerichs divided the progression of renal disease into three stages: initial hyperemia, fatty infiltration and exudation, and organization leading to fibrosis and atrophy. This is one of the earliest works on kidney d…
1851
#5338.1
Beobachtungen über Trichina spiralis in Betriff der Uebertragung der Eingeweidewürmer.
Herbst was the first to demonstrate that an animal eating trichinous flesh would thereby develop trichinae in its own muscles. English translation of part I in Kean (No. 2268.1).
1851 –1854
#5601
Klinische Chirurgie. 3 pts.
Pirogov is considered the greatest Russian surgeon and one of the greatest military surgeons of all time. He was among the first in Europe to employ ether anesthesia. He served in the Crimean campaign and was responsi…
1851
#5866
Beschreibung eines Augen-Spiegels zur Untersuchung der Netzhaut im lebenden Auge.
Invention of the ophthalmoscope, one of the greatest events in the history of ophthalmology. English translation by T. H. Shastid, Chicago, Cleveland Press, 1916.
1851
#6259
Das enge Becken: nach eigenen Beobachtungen und Untersuchungen.
First important work dealing with pelvic deformities since the time of van Deventer. It is a pioneer work in the literature dealing with pelvic architecture; Michaelis was one of the first to differentiate between the…
1851
#114
Grundzüge der Anatomie und Physiologie der vegetabilischen Zelle. In: Rudolph Wagner’s Handwörterbuch der Physiologie.
Von Mohl saw and described cell division. English translation, London, 1852.
1851
#7872
Vergleichende Untersuchungen der Keimung, Entfaltung und Fruchtbildung höherer Kryptogamen (Moose, Farrn, Equisetaceen, Rhizocarpeen und Lycopodiaceen) und der Samenbildung der Coniferen.
Hofmeister described the process of fertilization in non-flowering plants as an alternation of sexual and asexual generations in the mosses, ferns, horsetails and liverworts. He showed that asexual generation propagat…
1851
#8942
Die metallurgischen Krankheiten des Oberharzes.
Brockmann's book on the pulmonary disease of miners, including black lung disease, was first book on occupational health published in Germany. Brockmann published a preliminary paper on the subject in 1845. Digital fa…
1851
#12285
Methode für den Unterricht der Taub-Stummen in der Laut-Sprache im Rechnen und in der Religion. Verfasst von …. Gezeichnet von Ant. Jarisch.
An illustrated manual of sign language for the deaf and dumb specifically for education in mathematics and religion. The book has a particularly distinctive title page. Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.
1851
#12872
Die Zahnheilkunde nach ihrem neuesten Standpunkte. Ein Lehrbuch fur Zahnarzte und Aerzte.
Pages 343-480 concern the history and literature of dentistry from ancient Egypt to the time of publication. This was Joseph Linderer's final book form publication. Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.
1852
#546
Handbuch der Gewebelehre des Menschen.
Isolation of smooth muscle.
1852
#999
Die Verdauungssäfte und der Stoffwechsel.
Even after the work of Prout and Beaumont, some physiologists thought that the free acid of the gastric juice was lactic acid; Bidder and Schmidt finally proved that normally the gastric juice always contains HCl in e…
1852
#440
Geschichte und Bibliographie der anatomischen Abbildung.
In this classic work Choulant traced the evolution of anatomical illustration from the early schematic plates up to his own time, including a valuable bibliography. Reprinted, Wiesbaden, 1974. An English translation b…
1852
#115
Der Kreislauf des Lebens.
This work attacked Liebig’s theories, although courteously. Moleschott, a Dutch physiologist, evolved a purely materialistic conception of the world. He considered life a magnificent metabolic process, and thought a p…
1852
#4970
Medicinische Psychologie, oder Physiologie der Seele.
Lotze was a pioneer in the investigation of unconscious and subconscious states.
1852
#5866.1
Der Augenspiegel und des Optometer für practische Aerzte.
Ruete introduced a practical lens system for examining the inverted image, and improved the illumination, producing the first practical ophthalmoscope.
1852 –1855
#7168
Commentarii et annotationes in Suśruta Āyurvedam. 2 vols.
Hessler, editor and translator of the first edition of Suśruta published in the West (3 vols., 1844-50) followed that edition with two separate volumes of commentary.
1852
#10471
Die regeneration des unterkiefers nach totaler necrose durch phosphordampfe.
Geist and von Bibra proved that the phosphorus necrosis of the lower jaw of matchmakers was caused by phosphorus fumes and that carious teeth ormed the starting point for this typical industrial disease. Digital facsi…
1853
#684
Atlas der physiologischen Chemie.
1853
#2450
Ueber Cestoden im allgemeinen und die des Menschen insbesondere, hauptsächlich mit Berücksichtigung ihrer Entwickelungsgeschichte, geographischen Verbreitung, Prophylaxe und Abtreibung; für Freunde der Naturwissenschaften, Aerzte, Medicinalpolizei-Beamte, Staats- und Privat-Oekonomen.
Kuchenmeister conducted research on tapeworms, trichinosis, and other parasites and wrote about it several works. In 1852, his theory that bladder-worms are juvenile tapeworms gained the attention of the medical profe…
1853 –1858
#5869
Die Ophthalmologie vom naturwissenschaftlichen Standpunkte aus bearbeitet. 2 vols. [in 3].
English translation, 1868.
1853
#6260
Das schräg-ovale Becken.
Litzmann (see also No. 6263) described in this work the coxalgic, scoliotic and kyphoscoliotic forms of pelvis.
1854
#4043
Ueber die Folge und den Verlauf epidermischer Krankheiten.
First description of tinea cruris (eczema marginatum, “Bärensprung’s disease”).
1854
#5340
Ueber die Band-und Blasenwürmer.
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Siebold succeeded in infecting dogs with Taenia echinococcus. Translation by T. H. Huxley Sydenham Society London, 1857.
1854
#6041
Ueber die Heilung der Blasen-Scheidenfisteln.
Simon is perhaps best remembered as being the first in Europe to excise the kidney; he also wrote a fine monograph on vesico-vaginal fistula.
1854
#6261
Schilderungen neuer Beckenformen und ihres Verhaltens im Leben.
First description of pelvis spinosa.
1854
#6262
De spondylolisthesi gravissimae pelvangustiae causa nuper detecta.
An important study of the spondylolisthetic pelvis, which Kilian called “pelvis obtecta”.
1854
#4464
Ueber Resectionen und Amputationen.
1854 –1857
#8965
Geschichte der Botanik. 4 vols.
Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.
1855 –1871
#417
Handbuch der systematischen Anatomie des Menschen. 3 vols.
Considered by many authorities to be the greatest of the 19th-century systems of anatomy. Many structures are named after Henle, including the looped portion of the uriniferous tubules of the kidney, the layer of cell…
1855
#2164
Maximen der Kriegsheilkunst.
A landmark in military surgery, written by the founder of modern military surgery in Germany. Stromeyer, surgeon-general to the army of Hanover, is also notable for his important contributions to orthopedics. See Nos.…