Physiology, or, An attempt to explain the functions and laws of the nervous system : the contraction of muscular fibres, and the constant and involuntary actions of the heart, the stomach, and organs of respiration, by means of simple, universal, and unvarying principles : to which are added, observations on the intellectual operations of the brain : and on the diversity of sensations : with remarks on the effects of poisons : and an explanation of the experiments of Galvani and others, on animal electricity / by E. Peart.

  • Peart, E. (Edward), 1756?-1824.
Date:
1798
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Credit: Physiology, or, An attempt to explain the functions and laws of the nervous system : the contraction of muscular fibres, and the constant and involuntary actions of the heart, the stomach, and organs of respiration, by means of simple, universal, and unvarying principles : to which are added, observations on the intellectual operations of the brain : and on the diversity of sensations : with remarks on the effects of poisons : and an explanation of the experiments of Galvani and others, on animal electricity / by E. Peart. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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