Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Colophon
- Dedication
- ADVERTISEMENT
- ADVERTISEMENT
- Contents
- Preface of the Editor
- Description of the Situation of the Testis in the Fœtus, with its descent into the Scrotum
- Observations on the Glands situated between the Rectum and Bladder, called Vesiculæ Seminales
- Account of the Free-martin
- Account of an extraordinary Pheasant
- Experiments to determine the effect of extirpating one Ovarium upon the number of Young Producted
- Case of a young Woman who poisoned herself in the first month of Pregnancy, with a description of the Uterus
- On the Structure of the placenta
- Observations on the Placenta of the Monkey
- Account of a Woman who had the Small-pox during Pregnancy, and who seemed to have communicated the same Disease to the Fœtus
- Some Observations on Digestion
- On the Digestion, of the Stomach after Death
- On a Secretion in the Crop of breeding Pigeons, for the nourishment of their young
- Observations on the Gillaroo Trout, commonly called in Ireland the Gizzard Trout
- Experiments and Observations on Animals with respect to the power of producting Heat
- Experiments and Observations on Vegetables with respect to the power of producting Heat
- Proposals for the Recovery of persons apparently drowned
- Account of certain Receptacles of Air in Birds, which Communicate with the Lungs and Eustachian Tube
- Description of the Nerves which supply the Orgen of smelling
- Description of some Branches of the fifth Pair of Nerves
- Croonian Lecture on Muscular Motion, No. I
- Croonian Lecture on Muscular Motion, No. II
- Croonian Lecture on Muscular Motion, No. III
- Croonian Lecture on Muscular Motion, No. IV
- Croonian Lecture on Muscular Motion, No. V
- Croonian Lecture on Muscular Motion, No. VI
- On the Use of the Oblique Muscles
- On the Colour of the Pigmentum of the Eye in different Animals
- On the Crystalline Lens, or some Facts relative to the late Mr. John Hunter's Preparation for the Croonian Lecture
- Account of the Organ of Hearing in Fishes
- Experiments on Absorption by veins
- Experiments and Observations on the Growth of Bones
- Observations tending to show that the Wolf, Jackal and Dog are all of the species
- Observations on the Structure and Œconomy of Whales
- Notes on the Anatommy of the Jerboa
- Anatomical Description of the Amphibious Bipes of Ellis (Siren lacertina, Linn.)
- On the Electric Property of the Torpedo
- Anatomical Observations of the Torpedo
- Account of the Gymnotus electricus
- Observations on Bees
- Anatomical Remarks on a New Marine Animal (Serpula gigantea, Pallas)
- Observations on the Fossil Bones presented to the Royal Society by His Most Serene Highness the Margrave of Anspach
- Descriptions of some Animals from New South Wales
- Of the Kangaroo (Macropus major, Shaw)
- Of the Potoroo (Hypsiprymnus murinus, illiger)
- Of the Hepoona Roo (Petaurus Taguanoides, Desmarest)
- Of the Wha Tapoua Roo (Phalangista Vulpina, Geoffroy)
- Of the Tapao Tafa (Phascogale penicillata, Temminck)
- Of the Dingo (Conis Australasiœ)
- INDEX TO THE FOURTH VOLUME
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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Colophon
- Dedication
- ADVERTISEMENT
- ADVERTISEMENT
- Contents
- Preface of the Editor
- Description of the Situation of the Testis in the Fœtus, with its descent into the Scrotum
- Observations on the Glands situated between the Rectum and Bladder, called Vesiculæ Seminales
- Account of the Free-martin
- Account of an extraordinary Pheasant
- Experiments to determine the effect of extirpating one Ovarium upon the number of Young Producted
- Case of a young Woman who poisoned herself in the first month of Pregnancy, with a description of the Uterus
- On the Structure of the placenta
- Observations on the Placenta of the Monkey
- Account of a Woman who had the Small-pox during Pregnancy, and who seemed to have communicated the same Disease to the Fœtus
- Some Observations on Digestion
- On the Digestion, of the Stomach after Death
- On a Secretion in the Crop of breeding Pigeons, for the nourishment of their young
- Observations on the Gillaroo Trout, commonly called in Ireland the Gizzard Trout
- Experiments and Observations on Animals with respect to the power of producting Heat
- Experiments and Observations on Vegetables with respect to the power of producting Heat
- Proposals for the Recovery of persons apparently drowned
- Account of certain Receptacles of Air in Birds, which Communicate with the Lungs and Eustachian Tube
- Description of the Nerves which supply the Orgen of smelling
- Description of some Branches of the fifth Pair of Nerves
- Croonian Lecture on Muscular Motion, No. I
- Croonian Lecture on Muscular Motion, No. II
- Croonian Lecture on Muscular Motion, No. III
- Croonian Lecture on Muscular Motion, No. IV
- Croonian Lecture on Muscular Motion, No. V
- Croonian Lecture on Muscular Motion, No. VI
- On the Use of the Oblique Muscles
- On the Colour of the Pigmentum of the Eye in different Animals
- On the Crystalline Lens, or some Facts relative to the late Mr. John Hunter's Preparation for the Croonian Lecture
- Account of the Organ of Hearing in Fishes
- Experiments on Absorption by veins
- Experiments and Observations on the Growth of Bones
- Observations tending to show that the Wolf, Jackal and Dog are all of the species
- Observations on the Structure and Œconomy of Whales
- Notes on the Anatommy of the Jerboa
- Anatomical Description of the Amphibious Bipes of Ellis (Siren lacertina, Linn.)
- On the Electric Property of the Torpedo
- Anatomical Observations of the Torpedo
- Account of the Gymnotus electricus
- Observations on Bees
- Anatomical Remarks on a New Marine Animal (Serpula gigantea, Pallas)
- Observations on the Fossil Bones presented to the Royal Society by His Most Serene Highness the Margrave of Anspach
- Descriptions of some Animals from New South Wales
- Of the Kangaroo (Macropus major, Shaw)
- Of the Potoroo (Hypsiprymnus murinus, illiger)
- Of the Hepoona Roo (Petaurus Taguanoides, Desmarest)
- Of the Wha Tapoua Roo (Phalangista Vulpina, Geoffroy)
- Of the Tapao Tafa (Phascogale penicillata, Temminck)
- Of the Dingo (Conis Australasiœ)
- INDEX TO THE FOURTH VOLUME
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- The Works of John Hunter, F.R.S.With Notes, pp. i - iiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2015First published in: 1837