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THE second edition of Sir Arthur Keith's book, “Engines of the Human Body,” is remarkable mainly for its appendices, of which there are thirteen. They are added for the purpose of expanding and amending the original text of the book, and indicate the directions of advance in anatomical and physiological knowledge, including subjects such as the needs of the muscles of athletes, the control and education of muscles, the effect of altitude, vitamins, and automatic nerve control. The only point which might be queried is the suggestion that beri-beri is due to lack of vitamin C; the accessory substance the absence of which is responsible for this disease is probably vitamin B.
The Engines of the Human Body: being the Substance of Christmas Lectures given at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, Christmas 1916–1917.
By Sir Arthur Keith. Second edition, revised and enlarged. Pp. xvi + 343 + 2 plates. (London: Williams and Norgate, Ltd., 1925.) 12s. 6d. net.
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[Book Reviews]. Nature 116, 860 (1925). https://doi.org/10.1038/116860a0
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