Combe, George, 1788-1858, Combe, George, 1788-1858. Essays on phrenology, or, An inquiry into the principles and utility of the system of Drs. Gall and Spurzheim, and into the objections made against it, American Antiquarian Society, former owner. DNLM · Boston : Marsh, Capen, and Lyon · leaf 71
nsed abstract, are chargeable against myself;for although in general I have followed Mr. Bells own expressions,the arrangement is greatly altered, and, occasionally, sentences ofmy own are introduced. A nerve, says Mr. Bell, is a firm white cord, composed of nerv-ous matter and cellular substance.… … The figure represents a nerve greatly magnified, for the sake ofillustration, and consisting of distinct filaments ; A, the nerve, en-veloped in its membranous sheath; B, one of the threads dissectedout. The nerves in thickness vary from the diameter of a smallthread to that of a whip-cord. They…
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