Elements of self-knowledge intended to lead youth into an early acquaintance with the nature of man, by an anatomical display of the human frame, a concise view of the mental faculties, and an inquiry into the genuine nature of the passions / Compiled, arranged, and partly written by R.C. Dallas.

Dallas, Robert Charles, 1754-1824.

Date:: 1802

Credit: Elements of self-knowledge intended to lead youth into an early acquaintance with the nature of man, by an anatomical display of the human frame, a concise view of the mental faculties, and an inquiry into the genuine nature of the passions / Compiled, arranged, and partly written by R.C. Dallas. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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