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place, we shall barely cite the following: — History of anatomy and 

 surgery, etc. 6 vol. 8°, 1770-77; Observations on the nature and treat- 

 ment of madness, 1 vol. 12°, 1779 ; Observations on mephitic vapours, 

 on cases of drowning, asphyxia, madness, etc. 1 vol. 8°, 1791 ; In- 

 structions respecting the treatment of asphyxia and drowning, etc. 

 1 vol. 1 2 , many times reprinted by order of government ; Observations 

 on the nature and treatment of phthisis pulmonalis, first edit. 1 vol. 

 8°, 1792, second edit. 2 vol. 8°, with notes from German and Italian 

 authors ; Observations on the nature and treatment of rickets, etc. 

 1 vol. 8°, 1796; Collection of memoirs on the nature and treatment 

 of several maladies, etc. 2 vol. 8°, 1800; a great number of memoirs 

 in the Transactions of the academy of sciences and the Institute, in 

 the Annals of the Museum, and in scientifick journals. 



Assistant. — M. Martin (John Paul), born at Cahussac in 1788; 

 named to the Museum in 1809. 



COMPARATIVE ANATOMY. 



Professor. — M. Cuvier (George), born at Montbeliard in 1769; 

 counsellor of state, member of the royal council of public instruction, 

 professor of natural history at the college of France, named member 

 of the Institute at its creation, perpetual secretary of the class of 

 natural sciences in i8o3, one of the two perpetual secretaries of the 

 academy of sciences, member of the French academy in 1818, named 

 assistant to M. Mertrud in 1795, professor in 1802. 



Elementary description of the animal kingdom, 1 vol. 8°, 1798; 

 Lectures on comparative anatomy digested by MM. Dumeril and 

 Duvernoy, 5 vol. 8° ; Historical report on the progress of the natural 

 sciences since 1789, and on their actual state, 1 vol. 8°, 1810; Re- 

 searches on fossil bones, first edit. 4 vol. 4°v 1 8i2, second edit. 5 vol. 

 4°, 1822 ; Memoirs on the history and anatomy of mollusca, 1 vol. 4°) 

 1817; the Regne animal, 4 vol. 8°, 1817; Collection of historical 

 panegyrics of the members of the academy of sciences, 2 vol. 8°, 1819 ; 

 Report on the state of public instruction in Holland and Italy, 2 vol. 

 8° ; Numerous memoirs among those of the academy of sciences and 

 of the Museum ; and several articles in the Dictionary of»natural 

 sciences and in the Universal biography. 



Assistant. — M. Rousseau (Simon Peter), born at Belleville near 

 Paris in 1756 ; attached to the Museum in 1795. 



