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at Oxford : Sherard, Sibthorp, Daubeny Botany at 

 Cambridge : Martyn, Henslow, Marshall Ward Botany 

 in Scotland : Sutherland, Greville, Balfour Botany in 

 Ireland : Threlkeld, Allman Historical summary of 

 British Botany. 



X. ZOOLOGY - - 256-293 



Early history Turner, Wotton, Caius, Topsell 

 Influence of falconry Willughby and Ray The Tra- 

 descants Zoology in eighteenth century : Pennant, 

 William Hunter -John Hunter, his zoological collections 

 Revival in nineteenth century Owen His efforts 

 to reorganize the natural history department of British 

 Museum Charles Darwin His ancestry, Erasmus Dar- 

 win Studies at Edinburgh and Cambridge Voyage 

 of the "Beagle" Appreciation of Darwin's work by 

 Wallace History of evolution and natural selection 

 Heredity Early supporters of Darwin : Huxley, Lyell, 

 Hooker The work of Wallace Allman Huxley, 

 morphologist, teacher, and organizer F. M. Balfour's 

 work on embryology and early death Romanes, Sedg- 

 wick Biometrics : Weldon, Galton Ray Lankester, 

 his work on morphology and other branches of zoology 

 Maritime zoology Edward Forbes, Gosse Voyage 

 of " Challenger " Scientific results of cable laying 

 Progress in scientific classification during nineteenth 

 century Exploration of Central America by Godman 

 and Salvin Marine stations and laboratories. 



XI. PHYSIOLOGY - 294-307 



Harvey, the circulation of blood Mayow's researches 

 on respiration and the oxidizing of venous blood, 

 muscular heat Medical science and physiology Syden- 

 ham, Glisson, Lower and the transfusion of blood 

 Willis and brain anatomy Havers' " Osteologia Nova " 

 Important researches of Hales, blood pressure, secre- 

 tions Joseph Black's contributions to physiology 

 Hewson, discovery of lymphatic and lacteal vessels 

 Coagulation Young, founder of physiological optics 

 Addison Bowman Cambridge School of Physio- 

 logy Michael Foster Gaskell, studies on nerves and 

 heart action Action of chloroform on heart Sharpey 

 Specialization of biological science Wooldridge 

 Contributions to the practice of medicine Discovery 

 of chloroform by Simpson Jenner, preventive inocu- 

 lation Bell Lister's antiseptic surgery Roy. 



