Back in the 1770 s, when Ben Franklin was inventing his stove, a 26-year old London physician, Charles Blagden, got together with his chums in a room with a stove of their own. Curious about the body s ability to cope with heat, they heated the stove in the middle of a closed room, till a hanging thermometer indicated that air temperature in the room was 260 degrees Fahrenheit. Blagden recorded his feelings while exposed to the dry heat in this room. After eight minutes, his lungs feeling uncomfortably hot, he thought it most prudent to put an end to the experiment .
Homeostasis refers to maintenance of stable conditions in the internal fluid environment.
Skin temperature can vary over a wide range, so gives less indication of what's happening internally. Blagden must have been sweating, since he was able to avoid heating up his body, but in the very dry air, sweat evaporated almost as quickly as it formed, so it wasn't noticeable. To confirm that the thermometer was really working, a steak was placed on a tin frame near the thermometer, and it was rather over-done in thirty three minutes . Circle all pertinent answers and explain briefly. This heat is removed by the blood which flows through them, carrying the heat towards the skin.