Zoonomia; Or, the Laws of Organic Life, Vol. II by Erasmus Darwin
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"Zoonomia; Or, the Laws of Organic Life, Vol. II" by Erasmus Darwin is a medical work published in 1796. This volume systematically classifies diseases into four major categories based on bodily motions: irritation, sensation, volition, and association. Darwin provides encyclopedia-style entries explaining symptoms, underlying mechanics, and treatments for various ailments. He presents his own theory of fever and catalogs medicinal substances into seven classes. While primarily a medical text, the work contains
fleeting passages that hint at organic transmutation, advocating the inheritance of acquired characteristics—ideas that would later echo in evolutionary thought. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Darwin, Erasmus, 1731-1802 |
|---|---|
| Title | Zoonomia; Or, the Laws of Organic Life, Vol. II |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoonomia |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Robert Shimmin, Greg Alethoup, Keith Edkins, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 52.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | QP: Science: Physiology |
| Subject | Physiology -- Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Pathology -- Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Medicine -- Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Evolution (Biology) -- Early works to 1800 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 27600 |
| Release Date | Dec 23, 2008 |
| Last Update | Jan 4, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 15778 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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