John Kidd

On the Adaptation of External Nature to the Physical Condition of Man

Principally with Reference to the Supply of His Wants and the Exercise of His I

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This 1833 Bridgewater Treatise exemplifies the influence of natural theology within the scientific establishment before the era of Darwin.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 396
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juni 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 557g
• ISBN-13: 9781108069649
• ISBN-10: 1108069649
• Artikelnr.: 41250456

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Introduction
2. The physical character of man
3. On the powers of the human hand
4. On the brain
5. The nervous system of animals
6. Adaptation of the atmosphere to the wants of man
7. Adaptation of minerals to the physical condition of man
8. Adaptation of vegetables to the physical condition of man
9. Adaptation of animals to the physical condition of man
10. Adaptation of the external world to the exercise of the intellectual faculties of man
11. Conclusion
Appendix.