Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026

Cerebri examen chemicum, ex eodemqve phosphorum singularem omnia inflammabilia accendentem dissertatione academica.

HENSING, Johann Thomas (1683 – 1726) worldcat.org/identities

Giessen: vid. J. R. Vulpii, 1719.

First account of the chemical composition of the brain. Hensing discovered the presence of phosphorus. Annotated English translation with biography and historical analysis, by D.B. Tower. New York, Raven Press, [1983].

Facet Tags

Neurology & Psychiatry
Chemistry & Biochemistry

Subjects

BIOCHEMISTRY NEUROSCIENCE › NERVOUS SYSTEM › Brain, including Medulla: Cerebrospinal Fluid

Catalog Metadata	Reference Information
Entry Number	#1380.1
Permanent Link	https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/1793
Author Bio Link	worldcat.org/identities ↗
External URL	cerebri-examen-chemicum

Geographic Context

Publication place: Giessen

Mentioned in annotation: New York