Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- TO ERASMUS DARWIN, ON HIS WORK INTITLED ZOONOMIA. By DEWHURST BILSBORROW
- Preface
- SECT. I Of Motion
- SECT. II Explanations and Definition
- SECT. III The Motions of the Retina demonstrated by Experiments
- SECT. IV Laws of Animal Causation
- SECT. V Of the four Faculties or Motions of the Sensorium
- SECT. VI Of the four Classes of Fibrous Motions
- SECT. VII Of Irritative Motions
- SECT. VIII Of Sensitive Motions
- SECT. IX Of Voluntary Motions
- SECT. X Of Associate Motions
- SECT. XI Additional Observations on the Sensorial Powers
- SECT. XII Of Stimulus, Sensorial Exertion, and Fibrous Contraction
- SECT. XIII Of Vegetable Animation
- SECT. XIV Of the Production of Ideas
- SECT. XV Of the Classes of Ideas
- SECT. XVI Of Instinct
- SECT. XVII The Catenation of Animal Motions
- SECT. XVIII Of Sleep
- SECT. XIX Of Reverie
- SECT. XX Of Vertigo
- SECT. XXI Of Drunkenness
- SECT. XXII Of Propensity to Motion. Repetition. Imitation
- SECT. XXIII Of the Circulatory System
- SECT. XXIV Of the Secretion of Saliva, and of Tears. And of the Lacrymal Sack
- SECT. XXV Of the Stomach and Intestines
- SECT. XXVI Of the Capillary Glands, and of the Membranes
- SECT. XXVII Of Hæmorrhages
- SECT. XXVIII The Paralysis of the Lacteals
- SECT. XXIX The Retrograde Motions of the Absorbent Vessels
- SECT. XXX The Paralysis of the Liver
- SECT. XXXI Of Temperaments
- SECT. XXXII Diseases of Irritation
- SECT. XXXIII Diseases of Sensation
- SECT. XXXIV Diseases of Volition
- SECT. XXXV Diseases of Association
- SECT. XXXVI The Periods of Diseases
- SECT. XXXVII Of Digestion, Secretion, Nutrition
- SECT. XXXVIII Of the Oxygenation of the Blood in the Lungs and Placenta
- SECT. XXIX Of Generation
- SECT. XL Of Ocular Spectra
- ADDITIONS
- INDEX
- DIRECTIONS TO THE BINDER
- ADVERTISEMENT
SECT. VII - Of Irritative Motions
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 August 2011
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- TO ERASMUS DARWIN, ON HIS WORK INTITLED ZOONOMIA. By DEWHURST BILSBORROW
- Preface
- SECT. I Of Motion
- SECT. II Explanations and Definition
- SECT. III The Motions of the Retina demonstrated by Experiments
- SECT. IV Laws of Animal Causation
- SECT. V Of the four Faculties or Motions of the Sensorium
- SECT. VI Of the four Classes of Fibrous Motions
- SECT. VII Of Irritative Motions
- SECT. VIII Of Sensitive Motions
- SECT. IX Of Voluntary Motions
- SECT. X Of Associate Motions
- SECT. XI Additional Observations on the Sensorial Powers
- SECT. XII Of Stimulus, Sensorial Exertion, and Fibrous Contraction
- SECT. XIII Of Vegetable Animation
- SECT. XIV Of the Production of Ideas
- SECT. XV Of the Classes of Ideas
- SECT. XVI Of Instinct
- SECT. XVII The Catenation of Animal Motions
- SECT. XVIII Of Sleep
- SECT. XIX Of Reverie
- SECT. XX Of Vertigo
- SECT. XXI Of Drunkenness
- SECT. XXII Of Propensity to Motion. Repetition. Imitation
- SECT. XXIII Of the Circulatory System
- SECT. XXIV Of the Secretion of Saliva, and of Tears. And of the Lacrymal Sack
- SECT. XXV Of the Stomach and Intestines
- SECT. XXVI Of the Capillary Glands, and of the Membranes
- SECT. XXVII Of Hæmorrhages
- SECT. XXVIII The Paralysis of the Lacteals
- SECT. XXIX The Retrograde Motions of the Absorbent Vessels
- SECT. XXX The Paralysis of the Liver
- SECT. XXXI Of Temperaments
- SECT. XXXII Diseases of Irritation
- SECT. XXXIII Diseases of Sensation
- SECT. XXXIV Diseases of Volition
- SECT. XXXV Diseases of Association
- SECT. XXXVI The Periods of Diseases
- SECT. XXXVII Of Digestion, Secretion, Nutrition
- SECT. XXXVIII Of the Oxygenation of the Blood in the Lungs and Placenta
- SECT. XXIX Of Generation
- SECT. XL Of Ocular Spectra
- ADDITIONS
- INDEX
- DIRECTIONS TO THE BINDER
- ADVERTISEMENT
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- ZoonomiaOr, the Laws of Organic Life, pp. 37 - 41Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2009First published in: 1794