Animal and Vegetable Physiology, Considered with Reference to Natural Theology, in Two Volumes

408; vii, 463 pp. Two volume set. The Bridgewater Treatises on the power, wisdom, and goodness of god, as manifested in the creation. Includes: Introduction; Final Causes; Part I. The Mechanical Functions: Organic Mechanism; The Mechanical Functions in Zoophytes; Mollusca; Articulata;; Insects; Vertebrata; Fishes; Reptilia; Mammalia; Vertebrata Capable of Flying; Part II. The Vital Functions: Objects of Nutrition; Nutrition in Vegetables; Animal Nutrition in General; Nutrition in the Lower Orders of Animals; Nutrition in the Higher Orders of Animals; Preparation of Food; Digestion; Chylification; Lacteal Absorption; Circulation; Respiration; Secretion; Absorption; Nervous Power; Part III. The Sensorial Functions: Sensation; Touch; Taste; Smell; Hearing; Vision; Perception; Comparative Physiology of the Nervous System; Part IV. The Reproductive Functions: Reproduction; Organic Development; Decline of the System; Unity of Design; Index.