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 NOTES ON CHAP! ER IV. 



i HE family of Monro, in Edlnburgii, have beeiiJong and 

 eminently distinguished in the annals of Anatomy. 7"hree 

 persons, of the name of Alexander Monro, have, in 

 succession, adorned the medical school of that city, since 

 the year 1720: of these, the last is yet alive, and ably sup- 

 ports the reputation of his illustrious family. 



William and John Hunter, also natives of North- 

 Britain, and afterwards residents in London, hold a high 

 place ill the anatomical history of the eighteenth century. 

 The former was born in 1718, and died in 1783; the latter 

 was born in 1728, and died in 1793. 



Mascagni. p. 212. 



The work of Mascagni, on the Lymphatics, is too 

 slightly mentioned. It is considered, by good judges, as by 

 far the greatest work that has been published on this subject; 

 as one of the most valuable anatomical productions of the 

 age; and as a work that must immortalize the reputation of 

 the author. 



Scarpa, p. 213. 



This great anatomist wrote ably, not only on the Em\ but 

 also on the Nerves of the Heart, His work on this subject 

 is said to be highly meritorious. 



Physiology, p. 238. 



The Abbe Lazarus Spallanzani, of Italy, was born 

 in the year 1729, and died in 1800. His researches and 

 publications in several branches of natural history, especially 

 in animal and vegetable physiology, place him among the 

 most distinguished men of his age. On the subject of /)/- 

 gestio72, he is, perhaps, the highest autliority. 



