 | John Aikin - 1804 - 666 sider
...admiration of all who were capable of judging of its value. It embraced the grand design of exposing to view the gradations of nature, from the most simple state in which Jife is found to exist, to the most perfect and complete piece of animal mechanism, that of the human... | |
 | John Feltham - 1806 - 496 sider
...admiration. Mr. Hunter'3 attempt in this collection was to'exhibit the gradations of nature, froin the most simple state in which life is found to exist, up to the most perfect and complex of the animal creation, to man himself. By his art and care he was able so to expose and preserve,... | |
 | Royal Society (Great Britain) - 1809 - 792 sider
...favourite and principal object of his life. It was (as has been well remarked by Mr. Home) a grand attempt to expose to view the gradations of nature, from the...exist, up to the most perfect and most complex of die animal creation, — man himself. The public will hear with pleasure that this valuable collection... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1814 - 540 sider
...be contemplated without surprize and admiration. His attempt in this collection has been to exhihit the gradations of nature, from the most simple state...life is found to exist, up to the most perfect and complex of the animal creation, to man himself. By his art and care, he has been able so to expose... | |
 | 1814 - 538 sider
...be contemplated without surprize and admiration. His attempt in this collection has been to exhibit the gradations of nature, from the most simple state...life is found to exist, up to the most perfect and complex of the animal creation, to man himself. By his art and care, he has been able so to expose... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1814 - 540 sider
...and admiration. His attempt in this collection has been to exhihit the gradations of nature, from ths most simple state in which life is found to exist, up to the most perfect and complex of the animal creation, to man himself. By his art and care, he has been able so to expose... | |
 | Joseph Adams - 1818 - 278 sider
...enabled, on so extensive a scale, to carry on his pursuits. " In this Collection, we find an attempt to expose to view the gradations of Nature, from the...simple state in which life is found to exist, up to the 252 most perfect and most complex of the animal creation — man himself. • , " By the powers of... | |
 | Franklin James Didier - 1822 - 218 sider
...great man: " In this collection, we find an at/ tempt to expose to view the gradations of na- . tutv, from the most simple state in which life is found...most complex of the animal creation — Man himself." Bethlem Hospital is an as\lum for lunatics. It was formerly situated in Moor-fields, and the design... | |
 | Sholto Percy, Reuben Percy - 1824 - 392 sider
...celebrated John Hunter, containing preparations 'of every part of the human body, which exhibit all the gradations of nature, from the most simple state...life is found to exist, up to the most perfect and complex of the animal creation — man himself. The museum has also been enriched with several valuable... | |
 | Samuel Leigh (publisher.) - 1825 - 576 sider
...of government. To adopt the language of Sir Everard Home, " In this collection, we find an attempt to expose to view the gradations of nature, from the...to the most perfect and most complex of the animal creation,—Man himself." It contains preparations of every part of the human body, in a sound and... | |
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In this collection we find an attempt to expose to view the gradations of nature, from the most simple state in which life is found to exist, up to the most perfect and most complex of the animal creation, — Man himself. 
