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HUTCHINSON, John (1811 – 1861)

HUTCHINSON, John (1811 – 1861)

1811 – 1861

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1846 CE

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On the capacity of the lungs, and on the respiratory functions, with a view of establishing a precise and easy method of detecting disease by the spirometer.

HUTCHINSON, John (1811 – 1861)
HUTCHINSON, John (1811 – 1861)

Invention of the spirometer, making possible the determination of the vital capacity of the lungs. Hutchinson used the spirometer while evaluating candidates for life insurance as a physician for Brittania Life. Parti…