Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 1389

SIR WILLIAM LAWRENCE (1783-1867) Lectures on physiology, zoology, and the natural history of man. Foote and Brown 1828 495 pp., 2 fold. plates. 23.7 cm.

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Although Lawrence was primarily a surgeon, particularly of the eye, he was also a scholar of natural history and general science. In this popular work which presents Lawrence's pre-Darwinian views, he cites such authorities as Cuvier, Blumenbach, Pallas, Haller, and John Hunter. Lawrence begins the introductory lecture with a sharp and erudite rebuttal of Abernethy's attack. In this first American edition, only four of the seven listed plates are included and they are combined on two folding plates at the rear of the book.

Cited references: Cushing L93 (London ed., 1823); Wellcome III, p. 462 (London ed., 1822)