Peter Mark Roget

Animal and Vegetable Physiology - Volume 2

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Volume two of this pre-Darwin treatise considers the physiology of plants and animals, and God's role in their development.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 676
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juni 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 836g
• ISBN-13: 9781108000079
• ISBN-10: 110800007X
• Artikelnr.: 26827633

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Part II. The Vital Functions: 1. Objects of nutrition
2. Nutrition in vegetables
3. Animal nutrition in general
4. Nutrition in the lower orders of animals
5. Nutrition in the higher orders of animals
6. Preparation of food
7. Digestion
8. Chylification
9. Lacteal absorption
10. Circulation
11. Respiration
12. Secretion
13. Absorption
14. Nervous power
Part III. The sensorial functions: 1. Sensation
2. Touch
3. Taste
4. Smell
5. Hearing
6. Vision
7. Perception
8. Comparative physiology of the nervous system
Part IV. The Reproductive Functions: 1. Reproduction
2. Organic development
3. Decline of the system
4. Unity of design
Index.