The Works of John Hunter, F.R.S.: With Notes

John Hunter

doi:10.1017/CBO9781316034842

The surgeon and anatomist John Hunter (1728–93) left a famous legacy in the Hunterian Museum of medical specimens now in the Royal College of Surgeons, and in this collection of his writings, edited by James Palmer, with a biography by Drewry Ottley, published between 1835 and 1837. The first four volumes are of text, and the larger Volume 5 contains plates. Hunter had begun his career as a demonstrator in the anatomy classes of his brother William, before qualifying as a surgeon. He regarded surgery as evidence of failure - the mutilation of a patient who could not be cured by other means - and his studies of anatomy and natural history were driven by his belief that it was necessary to understand the normal physiological processes before attempting to cure the abnormal ones. Volume 4 contains Hunter's works on animal physiology, with notes by the distinguished palaeontologist Richard Owen.

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Croonian Lecture on Muscular Motion, No. V
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Croonian Lecture on Muscular Motion, No. VI
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On the Use of the Oblique Muscles
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On the Colour of the Pigmentum of the Eye in different Animals
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On the Crystalline Lens, or some Facts relative to the late Mr. John Hunter's Preparation for the Croonian Lecture
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Account of the Organ of Hearing in Fishes
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Experiments on Absorption by veins
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Experiments and Observations on the Growth of Bones
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Observations tending to show that the Wolf, Jackal and Dog are all of the species
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Observations on the Structure and Œconomy of Whales
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Notes on the Anatommy of the Jerboa
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Anatomical Description of the Amphibious Bipes of Ellis (Siren lacertina, Linn.)
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On the Electric Property of the Torpedo
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Anatomical Observations of the Torpedo
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Account of the Gymnotus electricus
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Observations on Bees
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Anatomical Remarks on a New Marine Animal (Serpula gigantea, Pallas)
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Observations on the Fossil Bones presented to the Royal Society by His Most Serene Highness the Margrave of Anspach
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Descriptions of some Animals from New South Wales
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Of the Kangaroo (Macropus major, Shaw)
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Of the Potoroo (Hypsiprymnus murinus, illiger)
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Of the Hepoona Roo (Petaurus Taguanoides, Desmarest)
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Of the Wha Tapoua Roo (Phalangista Vulpina, Geoffroy)
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Of the Tapao Tafa (Phascogale penicillata, Temminck)
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Of the Dingo (Conis Australasiœ)
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INDEX TO THE FOURTH VOLUME
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Croonian Lecture on Muscular Motion, No. V
pp 255-266

Croonian Lecture on Muscular Motion, No. VI
pp 267-273

On the Use of the Oblique Muscles
pp 274-276

On the Colour of the Pigmentum of the Eye in different Animals
pp 277-285

On the Crystalline Lens, or some Facts relative to the late Mr. John Hunter's Preparation for the Croonian Lecture
pp 286-291

Account of the Organ of Hearing in Fishes
pp 292-298

Experiments on Absorption by veins
pp 299-314

Experiments and Observations on the Growth of Bones
pp 315-318

Observations tending to show that the Wolf, Jackal and Dog are all of the species
pp 319-330

Observations on the Structure and Œconomy of Whales
pp 331-392

Notes on the Anatommy of the Jerboa
pp 393-393

Anatomical Description of the Amphibious Bipes of Ellis (Siren lacertina, Linn.)
pp 394-397

On the Electric Property of the Torpedo
pp 398-408

Anatomical Observations of the Torpedo
pp 409-413

Account of the Gymnotus electricus
pp 414-421

Observations on Bees
pp 422-466

Anatomical Remarks on a New Marine Animal (Serpula gigantea, Pallas)
pp 467-469

Observations on the Fossil Bones presented to the Royal Society by His Most Serene Highness the Margrave of Anspach
pp 470-480

Descriptions of some Animals from New South Wales
pp 481-484

Of the Kangaroo (Macropus major, Shaw)
pp 485-487

Of the Potoroo (Hypsiprymnus murinus, illiger)
pp 487-488

Of the Hepoona Roo (Petaurus Taguanoides, Desmarest)
pp 488-489

Of the Wha Tapoua Roo (Phalangista Vulpina, Geoffroy)
pp 489-490

Of the Tapao Tafa (Phascogale penicillata, Temminck)
pp 490-492

Of the Dingo (Conis Australasiœ)
pp 493-494

INDEX TO THE FOURTH VOLUME
pp 495-506

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