Two introductory lectures, delivered by Dr. William Hunter, to his last course of anatomical lectures, at his theatre in Windmill-Street : as they were left corrected for the press by himself. To which are added, some Papers relating to Dr. Hunter's intended plan, for establishing a museum in London, for the improvement of anatomy, surgery, and physic.
- William Hunter
- Date:
- 1784
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Two introductory lectures, delivered by Dr. William Hunter, to his last course of anatomical lectures, at his theatre in Windmill-Street : as they were left corrected for the press by himself. To which are added, some Papers relating to Dr. Hunter's intended plan, for establishing a museum in London, for the improvement of anatomy, surgery, and physic. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by University of Bristol Library. The original may be consulted at University of Bristol Library.
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![[ '6 ] Scepfis, who left them to his relations. Thefe hid them in a cave, left their kings of Pergamus mould feize them for their own library, which they were extending with emulous oppo- sition to that which the Ptolemies were colle&ing with fo much ambition at Alexandria. The books were at laft taken out, but much damaged, by the proprietors the heirs of Theophraftus, and fold for a great fum of money to Apellico of Teium, who was buying up libraries at that time. This library foon afterwards was feized upon by Scylla, and fent to Rome. From the time of Theophraftus, the ftudy of natural know- ledge, at Athens, was forever on the decline; and the repu- tation of the Lycceum and Academy was almoft confined to the ftudies which are fubfervient to oratory and public fpeaking; We may eaftly conceive, that ftudy in general muft have been much interrupted at Athens, by the great ftruggle which was maintained for liberty, before that city fell under the calm and fettled government of the Romans. In the times of Philip the father of Perfeus, the Athenians having made an alliance with the Romans, that king attempted to furprize Athens. He failed; and being exafperated, reduced to rubbifh and ruin, the Lycaeum, the facred groves, many temples, tombs, &c, and laid all the environs wafte; upon which the Athenians in revenge, paffed the memorable decree for deftroying all the ftatues and inferiptions, which had been fet up in honor of the Macedonian family. At the breaking out of the Mithridatic war, about 87 years before Chrift, Athens, by the contrivance of Arifteon, deferted the Romans, her friends, and allies, and with moft of the Greek cities, joined Mithridates. Sylla was fent into Greece : moft of the other cities](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21441145_0022.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
