Volume 1

The remaining medical works of that famous and renowned physician Dr Thomas Willis ... : With large alphabetical tables for the whole, and an index for the explaining all the hard and unusual words and terms of art, derived from the Latine, Greek, or other languages, for the benefit of the meer English reader, and meanest capacity. With eighteen copper plates / Englished by S.P. [i.e. Samuel Pordage].

  • Thomas Willis
Date:
1681
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Credit: The remaining medical works of that famous and renowned physician Dr Thomas Willis ... : With large alphabetical tables for the whole, and an index for the explaining all the hard and unusual words and terms of art, derived from the Latine, Greek, or other languages, for the benefit of the meer English reader, and meanest capacity. With eighteen copper plates / Englished by S.P. [i.e. Samuel Pordage]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Crefts, Of fame Creatures, why eretted in anger or pride, 15 ° Crying, How made, 143 D. Diaphragma, Why the motion of the Diaphragma confvires with the procardia, 163 Of the Nerve ferving to the ufe of [the Dia¬ phragma,, 174,175. Of the irregular motions of the Diaphragma, *75 Why the Nerve of the Diaphragma proceeds from the Brachial Nerve, 176 Diftillation, ofVrine, 1,22. Dura mater Defcribed, 56 Its ufes and offices, 7%->7 9 • Of the Vejfels belonging to the Dura Mater, 79 What the motion and fenfe of the Dura mater is, 79, So. Its fever al ufes rehear fed, So, 81. E. Eares, Why all Animals at a noife or found erett their Eares, 118 Elements, OfVrine, 1 Experiments, Of flame and fire, 28 Of cutting a funder the Mufcles to perceive their motions, 3 8 Experiments of a live Dog concerning the volun¬ tary motions of the Mufcles, 39 Of intumifying a Mufcle, 42 Experiments of inflating Liquors into the Caro- tidick^Artery, 72 Experiment whether the pulfe of the heart depends on the influence of the Animal fir its, 152 Eyes, Why the eyes fo readily fhew the affections and paffions, 11 o The reafon of the little black^freckj or frots, which fometimes feem to be before the eyes, 139 Of the Nerves that move the Eyes, 140 Of the pathetic Nerves of the Eyes, ibid. Why Love is admitted by the Eyes, 143 Why the Eyes are made red in fume paffions, as anger, joy, See, 154 Why the eyes and mouth anfwer fo readily to the motions of the praecordia 8c Vifcera, 160 The reafon of flame proceeding from the Eyes of per]ons in burning Feavers, 33 The Fibers in the Eyes, the caufe of the ad of feeing, ,40 F. Figures, Of the Mufcles explained, 4p Figures of the brain explained, 6 2, 63 • The third Figure of the brain explained, 69 The fourth Figure of the brain explained, 70 7he fifth. and frxth Figures concerning the skull explained, ?%, 74. The F igure of a Mans brain, 60,61. The F igure of the brains of F ifh and F owl, 7 5 Figures of the Nerves explained, 144, 145. Figures of the Nerves in Fables, from 182 to 192 Figures i of the CarotidicfrArteriesthe wonder¬ ful net, pituitary Iqrnel, and the lateral bo- fom explained, 86 Figures of a Sheeps brain, and all its inwards explained, 9 4 The Figure of the oblong marrow, 101 The Figure of the marrowy part of the brain of a Sheep explained, I05 Fire, Why it burns fiercer in cold than in moifi and hot weather, 27 Why the Sun beams put out the Fire, ibid. Why Fire feems to leap forth in the night from the mains of Horfes, skins of Cats , and other hot Animals, 3 2 Fifhes, Why they want.the cranklingturnings in their brain, as in Man and Beajis, 9 2 Of the optic Nerves in Fijhes, 104 Of the chamfered bodies in Fijhes brains, and their difference from other Creatures, 103 Flame, How made, 27 Why flame fhut up from the air goes out, 2 8 Why the flame of a Candle burns blew in the Mines, 2 9 How the Vital Flame it inkfridled in the blood, 30 Why the Vital Flame it not feen, 3 2 The reafon of a fhining Flame, fometimes Jeen a- bout perfons indued with an hot nitrous blood, ibid. The reafon of Flames proceeding from the eyes of people in burning Feavers, 3 3 Forms, Predeflinated to natural bodies, 33 Fowls Brains, why they want the turnings and windings as are in Men and Beajis, 92 ‘Their difference from Beajis, ' ibid. G. Genital, How made, 17 Glandula, Of the petuitory Glandula in thebrai of a Man and a Beajl, 7 H. frarcy, Of the Farcy in Horfes, what it it, and Hands, Why the Hands and Arms of Men con- how cured, 134 frire Jo readily with the afftftions of the brain and Fibres, Of the Nerves, whence they arife, 128 heart, 174 The fibres in the Nojlrils ^perform the aft of Headaches, Great from the difiemper of the Pia fuelling, 139 Mater, 9° The Fibres in the Eyes, the caufe of the act of An Hiflory of Head-aches, no febig, 140 . Hearing,
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