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100 1 _aSpurrell, H. G. F.
_q(Herbert George Flaxman),
_d1877-1918
245 1 4 _aThe commonwealth of cells
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2024-11-30
505 0 _aIntroduction -- Living matter -- The chemistry of the body -- The mechanics and physics of the body -- The nervous system -- The body -- Conclusion.
508 _aSonya Schermann and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Commonwealth of Cells: Some Popular Essays on Human Physiology" by H. G. F. Spurrell is a collection of essays addressing the topic of human physiology, written in the early 20th century. The work seeks to engage a general audience by summarizing fundamental physiological principles in an accessible format, avoiding the complex details often found in scientific textbooks. The book is likely aimed at readers who have an interest in understanding the human body and its functions without requiring extensive scientific knowledge. At the start of this work, Spurrell lays out his intentions and motivations for writing these essays, emphasizing the public's curiosity about physiological processes that govern human life. He notes that many existing texts are too detailed for casual readers, making it difficult for them to grasp the body as a cohesive system. In his introduction, Spurrell provides an overview of physiology's relevance to medicine, describing how physiologists and doctors collaborate to understand bodily functions and treat diseases. The essays promise to explore the nature of life, the chemistry of the body, mechanical functions, and the significance of cells in maintaining life, setting a framework for the discussions to follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cLondon: Ballière, Tindall and Cox, 1901
653 _aHuman physiology
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/b2807760x/page/n3/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74813
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