Elements Of Medical Zoology

Author : Alfred Moquin-Tandon
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330259702
Total Pages : 445 pages
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Download or read book Elements of Medical Zoology written by Alfred Moquin-Tandon and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Elements of Medical Zoology "Fabulous Helmintha," have been omitted. The place of these omissions has been more than occupied by other matter; all which additions are distinguished by being placed in brackets. The weights and measurements have been reduced from the French to the English scale, and are generally given in parts of the pound avoirdupois, or in fractions or decimals of the English inch. The principal responsibility which the Translator has taken upon himself in the way of alteration has been the addition of the passages already referred to. Some of the numerous synonymes of the names of the animals which M. Tandon has included in his work have been omitted, as being of little use to the student and apt to produce confusion. In one or two instances a different name has been made use of to the one proposed by the author; in all such cases the one adopted is that by which the animal has been generally known in England, and of which the use has been recently confirmed by its being retained in Küchenmeister's Manual of Entozoa. In no department of Zoology has greater confusion arisen from the want of a uniform nomenclature than in Helminthology. The Translator desires to return his best thanks to Professor Quekett for the information he kindly afforded him, particularly with regard to the Bothriocephalus latus; an obligation which will be found specially mentioned in its proper place. His acknowledgments are no less due to Mr. Chatto, the librarian of the College of Surgeons, for his ready and valuable assistance in searching for names and references in the books of the library. The illustrations have been accurately copied by Mr. Joyce from the original wood cuts, and three additional engravings have been added from other sources. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.