Elements of human physiology / tr. and ed. from the 6th ed. by Arthur Gamgee, M.D.
- Hermann, Ludimar, 1838-1914.
- Date:
- 1878
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Elements of human physiology / tr. and ed. from the 6th ed. by Arthur Gamgee, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.
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![PEEPACE TO THE SECOND EDITION. The pbesent Edition differs from the first in the following particulars:— Firstly. The German text having been very materially altered, and in some parts entirely recast, many sections of the work have had to be retranslated from the last (sixth) edition. Through the kindness of Professor Hermann, the proof sheets of the latter were forwarded to me before publication. Secondly. Wherever it appeared to me Mkely to conduce to the interests of the English reader, I have supplemented the text by the addition of new matter. By adopting a different type, the publishers have succeeded in compressing within the same space about one-sixth more matter than was contained in the first edition. Except in the sections which treat of the chemical con- stituents of the animal body (pp. 12-58), and which precede chap, i., I have taken care to distinguish the added or interpolated matter by enclosing it in brackets, thus [ ]. In those sections, however, the alterations and additions were so numerous as to render this plan impracticable, and accordingly it is impossible for the reader to distinguish where I have added to or modified the text. The reader will therefore hold Professor Hermann entirely irresponsible for any views or statements introduced into the text from pages 12-58 inclusive. Many readers had remarked upon the brevity with which the functions of the cranial nerve were treated of in Professor](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21506991_0009.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
