Volume 6

Lectures on comparative anatomy in which are explained the preparations in the Hunterian collection ... To which is subjoined: Synopsis systematis regni animalis nunc primum ex ovi modificationibus propositi. [Supplement] / By Sir Everard Home, bart.

  • Home, Everard, Sir, 1756-1832.
Date:
1814-1828
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Credit: Lectures on comparative anatomy in which are explained the preparations in the Hunterian collection ... To which is subjoined: Synopsis systematis regni animalis nunc primum ex ovi modificationibus propositi. [Supplement] / By Sir Everard Home, bart. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Vol. Teeth of tlie animal incognitum, showing the large grinder com- pletely formed, and occupying the proper place in the lower jaw ii. , a section to show the internal structure - - - - ii. horse, cow, sheep, and hippopotamus; sections to show their structure, of the natural size - - - ii. rhinoceros, three different views, of the natural size, to show the external shape and internal structure - ii. elephant, a section of a grinder, to show the mode in which the tooth is made up of ivory, bone, and enamel, which, wearing unequally, preserve an irregular surface on the crown for mastication - - - - - ii. , the ligamentous substance which begins from the gum, and grows downwards, sending ligamentous pro- cesses that pass on between the ivory plates of which the tooth is formed - - - - - ii. , section of the, the surface of which is polished, each different structure taking a degree of smoothness in proportion to its hardness, by which means these structures are more readily distinguished - ' - - ii. African elephant, the crown of the grinding tooth, seen after it had been some time in use, showing that the plates have a different form from those of the Asiatic, which, however, equally prevent the tooth ever having a smooth surface - ii. , a perpendicular section of a grinding tooth of the African elephant, to show its internal structure - - - ii. of the sus aethiopicus in situ, consisting of one molaris on each side of the jaw, but so indented on the sides as to appear to be made up of several separate teeth - - ii. , three different views, one to show the mode of succession in the jaw, the other two the form of the tooth, and the mode of disposing the enamel to prevent the crown being worn smooth - - - - ii. of the ornithorhyncus hystrix upon the base of the tongue, and on the palate - - - - ii. paradoxus, seen in a side view, with Plat* 29 so 31 32 33 34. 35 36 37 38 39 57 two other views of the lips u. 58