Does the mass of the body change at death? [HAPP-L]

["Steve Trautwein" <strautwe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

A chemistry colleague of mine asked if I was aware of a (presumably) famous
historical experiment in which the mass of a person's body was measured at
the time of death, in an attempt to quantify the mass (?) of the soul.  I
claim supreme and perfect ignorance of this experiment.  Can anyone
enlighten me?
Steven N. Trautwein, Ph.D.
Department of Biology, MS 6200
Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701-4799
573-651-2362 (phone)
573-986-6433 (fax)
strautwein@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


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