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out agreatcr degree of precision and concinnity— 

 dividing it into general and partial Orismology ; 

 —under ilie former head defining such terms as 

 relate to Siihslancc, Bcsistancc, Densihj, Propor- 

 tion, Figure, Form, Superficies, (under which arc 

 introduced Sculpture, Clothings Colour, &c.) , Mar- 

 gin, Termination, Incision, Ramification, Division, 

 Direction, Situation, Connection, Arms, &c.; and 

 under the latter those that relate to the body and 

 its parts and members^ considered in its great sub- 

 divisions of Head, Trunk and Abdomen. In short, 

 they may rest their claim of at least aiming at con- 

 siderable improvement in this department upon 

 the great number of new terms, and alterations 

 of old ones, which they have introduced — in ex- 

 ternal Anatomy alone falling little short of 150. 

 If it should be thought by any one that they have 

 made too many changes, they would remind him 

 of the advice of Bergman to Morveau, when re- 

 forming the nomenclature of Chemistry, the sound- 

 ness of which Dugald Stewart has recognised — ■ 

 *' JVefaites grace a aucune denomination impropre. 

 Ceux qui savent deje), entendront toujour s; ceux qui 

 ne savent pas encore, entendront plutot." 



Throughout the whole publication, wherever 

 any fact of importance not depending on their 

 own authority is mentioned, a reference to the 

 source whence it has been derived is generally 



