Notes On Comparative Anatomy: A Syllabus Of A Course Of Lectures Delivered At St. Thomas's Hospital - Softcover

William Miller Ord

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461337630 ISBN 13: 9780461337631

Publisher: HardPress, 2019

Synopsis

Notes On Comparative Anatomy: A Syllabus Of A Course Of Lectures Delivered At St. Thomas’s Hospital by William Miller Ord. This work presents the syllabus of a course in comparative anatomy, outlining the aims of instruction and the method of surveying the animal kingdom. It covering broad themes such as distinctions between non-living matter and living beings, the distinction between animals and plants, and principles of classification. The text then proceeds through the major sub-kingdoms—Protozoa, Coelenterata, Annulosa, Mollusca, Vertebrata—detailing classes and representative groups, and offering descriptive constituents of each group (e.g., Infusoria, Hydrozoa, Actinozoa, Annelida, Mollusca, Crustacea, Echinodermata, and various Vertebrate classes). Preface explains that the syllabus is designed to guide reading and preparation rather than replace a full treatise. Dated 1871, the book reflects 19th?century approaches to natural history and education, and presents the author as a physician and lecturer in physiology and comparative anatomy at the hospital’s medical school.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461337630
• ISBN 13: 9780461337631
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 228