Volume 1

Lectures on comparative anatomy / translated from the French of G. Cuvier ... by William Ross ; under the inspection of James Macartney.

  • Cuvier, Georges, baron, 1769-1832.
Date:
1802
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Lectures on comparative anatomy / translated from the French of G. Cuvier ... by William Ross ; under the inspection of James Macartney. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    PREFACE. The want of any thing like a System of Comparative Anatomy—the extraordi- nary opportunities, talents and industry of Citizen Cuvier—and the acknowledged importance and^utility of the subject, all con- tribute to render a translation of the present Work highly acceptable to the English Reader. I In conducting the translation which is here offered to the Public, all the care and diligence have been emplpyed which the peculiar nature of the subject required.— •No