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:
- 1834
Licence: Public Domain Mark
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 (nlBrjKoi) 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 de nt\6t]K0l—Idiovs tovs no- das (e)(ov(ri)' elcrl yap olov ^elpes peycikai, /cal oi daKTvXoi aanep ol twv xeipcov, 6 pieros paKporaros, /cal to /carco to£i nodos XeLPL dpoiov, n\rjv ini to pr/Kos to ttjs xeLP°s ini Ta ecrxara Teivov, KaOanep 6e- vap’ tovto de in’ chcpov cnikrjpoTe- pov, KaKeos /cal dpvdpais pt,povpevov nTepvTjv. /ce^p/yrai de rols noaiv in dp(f)(o, /cal i>s XeP<7L Kai noai, <ai crvyKdpnTei aanep x*i- pas. —vExet Se /cal fipaxiovas eocrnep avOpconos, nXrjv daneis’ Kai Kapnrei Kai tovtovs Kai Ta (TKekr] aicrnep dvdpconos—npos de tovtois x€lPas Kai Sa/cruXous Kai ovvxas opoiovs avdpconcp, n\r)V ndvra ravra ini to drjpuodecrTepou. 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 fibres 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 marchent 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.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28748013_0384.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
