Project Gutenberg 2005-04-25 Public domain in the USA. 581 Darwin, Erasmus 1731 1802 Zoonomia; Or, the Laws of Organic Life, Vol. I Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoonomia Produced by Greg Alethoup, Robert Shimmin, Keith Edkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Zoonomia; Or, the Laws of Organic Life, Vol. I" by Erasmus Darwin is a scientific publication written in the late 18th century. This work explores the principles of biological life, shedding light on various aspects of motion, sensation, and the functions of living organisms, while aiming to establish a coherent theory of medical science. It discusses the connections between different biological processes and seeks to classify the laws governing animal and plant life. The opening of the work presents the author's intentions and foundational ideas about life and motion. It begins with a dedication, emphasizing the importance of understanding the laws of organic life and their implications for the study of medicine. Darwin outlines his approach to dissecting the complexities of life through the classification of movements—distinguishing between primary and secondary motions and introducing concepts such as sensorial motion and irritative motion. He sets the stage for a detailed examination of the connections within living systems, highlighting how biological actions and ideas emerge from the interplay of various forces operating in nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 46.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Physiology -- Early works to 1800 Pathology -- Early works to 1800 Medicine -- Early works to 1800 Evolution (Biology) -- Early works to 1800 QP Text Physiology Biology Browsing: Health & Medicine Browsing: Science - General Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution Category: Science - Biology Category: Health & Medicine 1349134 2025-06-07T04:03:38.319528 text/html 1327756 2020-12-14T10:57:37 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 417091 2020-12-14T10:57:37 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 522315 2025-06-07T04:03:57.492474 application/epub+zip 543447 2025-06-07T04:03:43.564506 application/epub+zip 506597 2025-06-07T04:03:41.410527 application/epub+zip 1055513 2025-06-07T04:04:07.148420 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 994863 2025-06-07T04:03:55.608458 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 890789 2022-09-07T23:17:17.278790 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1178429 2025-06-07T04:03:35.848584 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1178064 2020-12-14T10:57:37 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 387900 2020-12-14T10:57:37 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1178207 2020-12-14T10:57:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 387778 2020-12-14T10:57:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21866 2025-06-07T04:04:07.318397 application/rdf+xml 15937 2025-06-07T04:03:42.073521 image/jpeg 3628 2025-06-07T04:03:41.744510 image/jpeg 497889 2025-06-07T04:03:38.439532 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia