Letters of Sir Charles Bell, K.H., F.R.S.L. & E. : selected from his correspondence with his brother George Joseph Bell.

Date:
1870
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Credit: Letters of Sir Charles Bell, K.H., F.R.S.L. & E. : selected from his correspondence with his brother George Joseph Bell. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    PEEFACE. —♦— The discovery of the circulation of tlie blood by Harvey, and tlie discoveries of Sir Charles Bell in the nervous system, were pronounced by Miiller, the German physiologist, the two grandest discoveries that have ever been made in physio- logical science. To the genius of a great philo- sopher Sir Charles Bell united the qualities of a noble-minded man. This selection from his letters has been published that his character may be known to posterity in conjunction with his im- mortal discovery, that many traits of memorable persons and events may be preserved, and that future members of his profession may have the benefit of his admirable example. His rare origi- nality, his profound knowledge, his varied accom- pEshments, his unremitting industry did not save him from long and anxious struggles, and he neither abated the cheerfulness which was a 2