Author : Thomas Henderson
Publisher :
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 17,1 MB
Release : 2015-08-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781332236961
Excerpt from Physiology, General Anatomy, and Pathology, of Bichat The works legitimately ascribed to Bichat are voluminous and expensive. In the French there are about ten volumes, in the translations seven; and they are not always, perhaps not generally, all found in private libraries. These circumstances in part, induced me to attempt an epitome of the works of this great man. The decisive motive was the fact, that his works at large are, from various causes, too little read by students, before they commence their public studies, or before they graduate. I allude now to the great proportion of medical students in the interior of the country. It has been frequently said too, that the arguments in support of his principles, and the experiments illustrating their truth, are detailed by Bichat with unnecessary prolixity and minuteness. If any causes tend to keep from the medical student a familiar acquaintance with the writings of Bichat, they should be removed; if any thing can be done to render them more accessible, it should be done. I have thought, and the plan has been approved by judicious friends, that such an attempt as this volume exhibits might have these effects; and it will be a great source of satisfaction to me, if it in any measure succeeds. In all the sciences there is a disposition to familiarize students with the most important authors, by reducing their works to the compendious form of manuals. This is done usually, in the aphoristic, or in the interrogatory style. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.