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IN more than one of the Science Primers which we have lately had occasion to look through and notice, it has been painfully apparent that the author is not nearly so well grounded in the subject he is endeavouring to teach as even some of his probable pupils. Some write on human physiology without having studied human anatomy; others even do not know their physiology. The author of the work before us is not one of these. It is accurate, and therefore reliable. The descriptions are precise and clear. The limits of space within which the author is confined have, in some of his descriptions, made it necessary for him to sacrifice clearness to a certain extent, but this cannot be avoided. A novel feature of the work is the addition to each chapter of a practical section, in which directions are fully given for study, by the student himself, of the more simple physiological and anatomical points referred to. These directions are particularly clear, and if carefully worked out by everyone who reads the book, will be found to lead to a sound knowledge of the first principles of physiological science. The illustrations, which are numerous, though mostly to be found elsewhere, are well selected, and sufficiently large to be distinct.
An Introduction to Animal Physiology.
E. Tulley
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[Book Reviews]. Nature 12, 474 (1875). https://doi.org/10.1038/012474b0
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