Download or read book An Elementary System of Physiology, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) written by John Bostock and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-08-29 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Elementary System of Physiology, Vol. 2 The reception, which the first volume of this trea tise experienced, could leave no doubt in my mind as to the necessity of completing the work; and I lament that certain circumstances, which were unavoidable, have delayed for so long a period the publication of the second part. As, however, the circumstances to Which I allude no longer exist, I may indulge a hope that the third volume will succeed the present at a considerably shorter interval. 1 have, as nearly as pos sible, pursued the same method of giving an account of the best established facts, and the most approved by potheses; freely offering my remarks upon them, and pointing out any part which appeared to be objection able. I have, however, found it a very difficult task to arrive at any satisfactory conclusion, with respect to many of the topics that are discussed in this volume. For, singular as it may appear, although most of them profess to be established on the basis of direct experi ments, and such as would appear not to be of very dif ficult execution, yet we shall find that every step of the track through which I have had to pass, is on debate able ground. On this account, I have frequently felt it necessary to dissent from the Opinions of the most eminent physiologists of the age but when I have done this, i have given my reason for the dissent; and. 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.