Peter Mark Roget

Gebundenes Buch

Animal and Vegetable Physiology V2

Beschreibung

1867. This volume discusses animal and vegetable physiology, considered with reference to natural theology. Contents: Vital Functions: objects of nutrition; nutrition in vegetables; animal nutrition in general; nutrition in the lower and higher orders of animals; preparation of food; digestion; chylification; circulation; respiration; secretion; absorption; nervous power; Sensorial Functions: sensation; touch; taste; smell; hearing; vision; perception; comparative physiology of the nervous system; Reproductive Functions: reproduction; organic development; decline of the system; unity of design. With over 220 engravings.

Autor

DR. PETER MARK ROGET (1779-1869) was born in London, England, to a family who struggled with mental illness, to the point of institutionalization and suicide. To create order, Roget began making lists at age eight, compiling 15,000 words in his first edition of the Thesaurus, which was published after his retirement from practicing medicine.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 550
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Mai 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 286mm x 221mm x 34mm
• Gewicht: 1626g
• ISBN-13: 9781161376593
• ISBN-10: 1161376593
• Artikelnr.: 31090297