Sanctorius (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Santorio Santorio (March 29, 1561 Capodistria (today Koper) -February 22, 1636 Venice), also called Santorio Santorii, Sanctorius of Padua, and various combinations of these names, was an Italian physiologist, physician, and professor. From 1611 to 1624 he was a professor at Padua where he performed experiments in temperature, respiration and weight. Sanctorius studied what he termed insensible perspiration and originated the study of metabolism.