Physiology, or, An attempt to explain the functions and laws of the nervous system : the contraction of muscular fibres, and the constant and involuntary actions of the heart, the stomach, and organs of respiration, by means of simple, universal, and unvarying principles : to which are added, observations on the intellectual operations of the brain : and on the diversity of sensations : with remarks on the effects of poisons : and an explanation of the experiments of Galvani and others, on animal electricity / by E. Peart.

Peart, E. (Edward), 1756?-1824.

Date:: 1798

Credit: Physiology, or, An attempt to explain the functions and laws of the nervous system : the contraction of muscular fibres, and the constant and involuntary actions of the heart, the stomach, and organs of respiration, by means of simple, universal, and unvarying principles : to which are added, observations on the intellectual operations of the brain : and on the diversity of sensations : with remarks on the effects of poisons : and an explanation of the experiments of Galvani and others, on animal electricity / by E. Peart. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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PHYSIOLOGY OR, An ATTEMPT lo EXPLAIN THE rUXCTlONS AN-D LAWS of the NERVOUS SYSTEM; the CONTRACTION of MUSCULAR FIBRES ; and the CON- STANT AND INVOLUNTARY ACTIONS of the HEART, THE STOMACH, and ORGANS OF RESPIRATION, BY MEANS OF SIMPLE, UNIVERSAL, AND UNVARYING PRINCIPLES, TO WHICH ARE ADDED, OBSERVATIONS ON THE INTELLECTUAL OPERATIONS of the BRAINi AMD ON the DIVERSITT of SENSATIONS; ' WITH, - REMARKS ON THE Cffefts of potfons; , AND An explanation of the EXPERIMENTS OF GALVANI AND OTHERS, . ’ ON JNIMJL ELECTRICITY. By E. peart, M: D. &c. LONDON : Printed for W. Miller, Old Bond Street, aiid ^^URRAY and Highley, Fleet Street. 179S. 6

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