Excerpt from Letters on the Human Body Let it not then be supposed, that the body and fits Operations aregatone gtbe objects ofzmy view in'presenting you with the following Letters; for, had this been thecase, I should have been content to zrefer you to the-writings of thosenumerous andzable anatomists, who have done themselvesso much credit, and the world so much benefit, by their unwearied and accurate aresearchesjnto the astonishing mechanism Of the corporeal or material part of the human constitution. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.