Lecture notes
Subject
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Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Peter Forrester notes on the lectures of Franco̧is Magendie
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/078
Scope and Contents
Volume of Forrester’s notes and observations on undated course of seventeen lectures on physiology
delivered by Magendie in Paris, possibly at Collége de France. Course consists of lectures with
experiments on dogs, rabbits, birds, and guinea pigs. Experiments explore nervous system and
connection to optical and olfactory senses by severing nerves and removing sections of animal brains.
Includes examples of stimulation of contraction with galvanic batteries.
Dates:
circa 1820
