MEMOIR OF JOHN HUNTER. 
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misfortune to break iiis Teiido- Acbilles. This 
'*■<1 him to pay particular attention to broken ten- 
*'ons, and engaged him in experiments upon dogs, 
^'’ith the view of elucidating tlie suiyect. He did not 
'll his own case, follow the then prevailing practice, 
"’Inch required confinement to bed; but, by means 
raising the heel, bandaging, &c. he was enabled 
Walk about the third day after the accident. 
^n February of this year, Mr Hunter was chosen 
^ Fellow of the Royal Society, an earnest of those 
litany honours which were subsequently heaped up- 
®ii him. His desire to avail himself of every means 
improvement led him, at this time, to propose to 
^r George Fordyce, and Mr Gumming, the eminent 
Mechanic, to adjourn from the meetings of the Royal 
““Ociety to some neighbouring coffee-house, and dis- 
cuss such subjects as were connected with science, 
plan was no sooner commenced and known, 
the numbers increased. They were soon joined 
Sir Joseph Banks, Dr Solander, Dr Maskelyne, 
^ir George Shuckburgh, Sir Harry Englefield, Sir 
Fbarles Blagden, Dr Beattie, Mr Ramsden, James 
^ att of Birmingham, and many others. At these 
’Ucetingg^ discoveries and improvements in different 
iiranches’ of philosophy were the subjects of consi- 
'iuration ; at\d the works of the members wmre read 
”'’er and criticised, before being given to the pub- 
lic. 
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Next year, Mr Hunter became a member of the 
uyal College of Surg eons ; and, almost immediate- 
