Essays and Observations on Natural History, Anatomy, Physiology, Psychology, and Geology, Volume 1

J. Van Voorst, 1861 - Anatomy - 910 pages

OBSERVATIONS ON NATURAL HISTORY	1

Species and Varieties	12

Comparison in the circumstances of engrafting	18

Of Motion in Vegetables	24

Classes of Animals according to their modes of Generation	34

Superiority of Man according to Frame	40

Of the Sociability of Man and of Animals	49

Of the Rising of Animals	56

Generation of the Ostrea edulis	222

Influence of the Male on Gestation in sexes of different species	228

Query On the Suckling of the Whaletribe	234

Monsters in Crystals	240

Monsters Hereditary	246

OBSERVATIONS ON PSYCHOLOGY	252

Affections or States of Mind	259

On Fear	267

Economy of Hornets	73

Loose Notes on Hornets	81

Loose Notes on Wasps	92

On the Dragonfly sthna grandis	98

On the Bug Cimex lectularius	103

On the River Crawfish Astacus fluviatilis	109

Living Principle illustrated by the mutual attraction of Parts for union	115

On Respiration¹	121

Of the Arteries	127

Of the Vitality of Arteries	133

Reasons for a space between the Cutters and Grinders of Quadrupeds	140

Of the Formation of the Teeth of the Horse	141

Of the Intestines	148

Of the Natural Lubricating Fluids	154

Of the Pancreas	158

Sensibility arising from involuntary actions of Voluntary Parts	166

Of Hearing	175

Of the Progress of the Senses especially Taste	182

OBSERVATIONS ON GENERATION	184

Ovaria persistent in Vertebrata except Osseous Fishes	190

Coitus difference of desire for in male and female	194

Impregnation experiments on an Ass	199

Principles governing the Formation of Animals	203

Of their use	210

Of the Vivification of the Embryo	216

On Hereditary Right	275

OBSERVATIONS ON PALEONTOLOGY	281

History of Hunters posthumous Paper on Fossils	292

Order or Progress of the Study of Anatomy	293

Extension of the term to Moulds Casts and Impressions	298

Changes on the earths surface superficial not deep	304

Probability of extinction of species	311

Fossil woods	317

Aqueous causes of these phenomena	323

Igneous causes of geological phenomena	329

Igneous causes of geological phenomena	334

Demonstration of extinction and succession of species by Cuvier	336

OBSERVATIONS ON PHYTOLOGY	341

Of suspension of its Actions	342

Of the Growth of Plants	348

Of Climbing Plants	354

Of Relaxation in Vegetables	360

Of Buds	367

Order or Progress of the Study of Anatomy	371

Of the Skeleton in general	372

Of the Spine	381

Of the Limbbones	383

Of Corroded Preparations	388

Of the Preparation of Bones	394

Title	Essays and Observations on Natural History, Anatomy, Physiology, Psychology, and Geology, Volume 1 Essays and Observations on Natural History, Anatomy, Physiology, Psychology, and Geology, Richard Owen Volume 1 of Essays and Observations on Natural History, Anatomy, Physiology, Psychology, and Geology: Being the Posthumous Papers on Those Subjects, ... Revised, with Notes, Richard Owen
Author	John Hunter
Contributor	Richard Owen
Publisher	J. Van Voorst, 1861
Original from	Harvard University
Digitized	17 Jul 2007
Length	910 pages

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