CONTENTS. 



GESNER, 



BELON, SALVIANI, RONDELET, 



AND ALDROVANDI. 



ZOOLOGISTS OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY. 



Conrad Gesner — Account of his Life and Writings, preceded by Re- 

 marks on those of -iElian, Oppian, Albertus Magnus, Paolo Gio- 

 vio, and Hieronyraus Bock — Pierre Belon — Hippolito Salviani 

 — Guillaurae Rondelet — Ulysses Aldrovandi — General Remarks 

 on their Writings, and the State of Science at the Close of the 

 Sixteenth Century, Page 102 



JONSTON, GOE.DART, 

 REDI, AND SWAMMERDAM. 



ZOOLOGISTS OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY. 



Brief Account of the Lives and Writings of John Jonston, John 

 Goedart, Francis Redi, and John Swammerdam — Notice respecting 

 the principal Works of Swammerdam — His Birth and Education 

 — He studies Medicine,but addicts himself chiefly to the Exami- 

 nation of Insects — Goes to France, where he forms an Acquaint- 

 ance with Thevenot — Returns to Amsterdam, takes his Degree, 

 improves the Art of making Anatomical Preparations — Publishes 

 various Works — Destroys his Health by the Intensity of his Ap- 

 plication — Becomes deeply impressed with rehgious Ideas — 

 Adopts the Opinions of Antoinette Bourignon — Is tortured by 

 conflicting Passions — Endeavours to dispose of his Collections — 

 Is aff'ected with Ague and Anasarca, and dies after protracted 

 Suffering — His Writings published by Boerhaave — His Classifi- 

 cation of Insects, 118 



