On the adaptation of external nature to the physical condition of man : principally with reference to the supply of his wants and the exercise of his intellectual faculties / by John Kidd.

John Kidd

Date:: 1836

Credit: On the adaptation of external nature to the physical condition of man : principally with reference to the supply of his wants and the exercise of his intellectual faculties / by John Kidd. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$Aristotle. character of hands; their pel- vis moreover being small; they are from these joint causes in- capable of continuing long in an erect position. Like man they have two mammae on the chest; and their internal anatomy resem- bles the human. Some of the apes (ttIOtjkoi) resemble man in many points, as to their face : for they have nostrils and ears; and both their front and back teeth not much unlike those of man. Oi 8k 7TL07JKOL—Idcovs tovs no- das (e^ovo’i)' etcri yap oiov X€LP€S peydXac, Kal oi 8ciktv\ol cocrnep oi tcov xeiptou, 6 pkcros paKporaros, Kal to kcitco tov nodos XeLPL opocov, n\r)v ini to pr/Kos to tt)s xeLP°s ini Tu ecrxciTa relvov, Kaddnep 6e- vap' tovto 8k in ciKpov crKXrjpoTe- povy Kaiccos Kal dpvdpcos pcpovpevov nrepvijv. Ke'xprjTai vois1 ttoo-'lv in dpcf)co, Kal oo? X€Pa'L Ka'L nocrl, Kal avyKapnrei cocrnep ^et- pas.—-^X(l ^ Ka'L PpaX^°vas cocrnep dvOpconos, n\rjv dacreis’ Kal Kapnrei Kal tovtovs ko\ tci CTKeXr] cocrnep dvSpconos—npos 8k tovtois x€ipas Kal daKTvXovs Kal ovvxas opolovs dvBpconcOy n\rjv ndvra TcwTa ini to BrjpLcodecrTepov. Cuvier, tom. I. In the character of their in- testines, in the direction of their eyes, and in the position of their breasts, they resemble man ; and the structure of their fore-arms and hands enables them to imitate us in many of their gestures and actions. The higher species of apes have flat nails ; and teeth very much resembling the hu- man both in number and ar- rangement, and also in form : and they have no tail. Les quadrumanes different de notre espece par le caractere tres-sensible, que ses pieds de derriere ont les pouces libres et opposables aux autres doigts, et que les doigts des pieds sont longs et flexibles comme ceux de la main; aussi toutes les especes grimpent-elles aux ar- bres avec facilite, tandis qu’elles ne se tiennent et ne mar client debout qu’avec peine, leur pied ne se posant alors que sur le tranchant exterieur, et leur bas- sin etroit ne favorisant point l’equilibre. p. 100.$