Project Gutenberg 2024-11-30 Public domain in the USA. 142 Spurrell, H. G. F. (Herbert George Flaxman) 1877 1918 Spurrell, Herbert George Flaxman The commonwealth of cells : $b Some popular essays on human physiology $aLondon :$bBallière, Tindall and Cox, $c1901. Introduction -- Living matter -- The chemistry of the body -- The mechanics and physics of the body -- The nervous system -- The body -- Conclusion. Sonya 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) "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.) https://archive.org/details/b2807760x/page/n3/mode/2up 20230611024130spurrell 1901 UK Reading ease score: 54.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Human physiology QP Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Health & Medicine 293939 2025-09-29T12:59:01.842226 text/html 258236 2024-11-28T17:19:05 text/html 1679204 2025-09-29T12:59:08.685227 application/epub+zip 1680170 2025-09-29T12:59:03.856249 application/epub+zip 281611 2025-09-29T12:59:02.721249 application/epub+zip 2232108 2025-09-29T12:59:11.920221 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2199909 2025-09-29T12:59:07.751193 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230301 2025-09-29T12:59:00.839244 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 210349 2024-11-28T17:19:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16126 2025-09-29T12:59:12.065175 application/rdf+xml 11714 2025-09-29T12:59:03.030230 image/jpeg 1692 2025-09-29T12:59:02.875228 image/jpeg 2072333 2025-09-29T12:59:02.028247 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