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Zoonomia, Or the Laws of Organic Life, Volume 1

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J. Johnson, 1796 - Science - 532 pages

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Preface	1

Of Motion	5

Explanations and Definitions	7

Its panting leaves and waves its azure curls	10

It lifts in gelid air its nodding head	25

The Motions of the Retina demonftrated by Experiments IV Laws of Animal Caufation	31

Of the four Faculties or Motions of the Senforium	32

Of the four Claffes of Fibrous Motions VII Of Irritative Motions	37

Of Vertigo	231

Of Drunkenneſs XXII Of Propenfity to Motion Repetition Imitation SECT	248

Of the Circulatory Syftem	263

Of the Secretion of Saliva and of Tears And of the Lacrymal Sack	270

Of the Stomach and Inteftines	277

The Paralyfis of the Lacteals	301

The Retrograde Motions of the Abforbent Veffels	306

The Paralyfis of the Liver XXXI Of Temperaments	358

Of Senfitive Motions IX Of Voluntary Motions	45

TRIM COL CAMBRIDGE Jan 1 1794	55

Of Affociate Motions	67

Line 1	69

Additional Obfervations on the Senforial Powers XII Of Stimulus Senforial Exertion and Fibrous Contraction XIII Of Vegetable Animation	102

Of the Production of Ideas XV Of the Claffes of Ideas	105

Of Instinct	136

The Catenation of Animal Motions XVIII Of Sleep	202

Of Reverie	224

Difeafes of Irritation	359

XXXIV	362

XXXV	386

of Senfation of Vouition of Affociation	440

The Periods of Difeafes	456

Of the Oxygenation of the Blood in the Lungs and Placenta	474

Of Generation	482

Of Ocular Spectra	538

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Title	Zoonomia, Or the Laws of Organic Life, Volume 1
Author	Erasmus Darwin
Edition	2
Publisher	J. Johnson, 1796
Original from	Austrian National Library
Digitized	19 May 2016
ISBN	0598507140, 9780598507143
Length	532 pages
Subjects	Science › Life Sciences › Anatomy & Physiology Science / Life Sciences / Anatomy & Physiology

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