. The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ... A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature. physiology, andcontinued to do so during forty years of his life, trainingno fewer than 5000 students, many of whom afterwardsbecame famous in different parts of the world. Hismuseum, which contained specimens not only of humanand comparative anatomy, but also of natural history inall its branches, was arranged on a system combined fromthe various methods of Cuvier, Blumenbach, Linnaeus,and other naturalists, and cost its proprietor about£30,000. Many of his treatises are printed in the Tran-sactions of
. The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ... A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature. physiology, andcontinued to do so during forty years of his life, trainingno fewer than 5000 students, many of whom afterwardsbecame famous in different parts of the world. Hismuseum, which contained specimens not only of humanand comparative anatomy, but also of natural history inall its branches, was arranged on a system combined fromthe various methods of Cuvier, Blumenbach, Linnaeus,and other naturalists, and cost its proprietor about£30,000. Many of his treatises are printed in the Tran-sactions of the various scientific societies of which he wasa member. He died suddenly at London, January 10,1633. BROOKLYN; a city of the United States of NorthAmerica, capital of Kings County, New York, is situatedon the western end of Long Island, immediately oppositethe city of New York, from which it is separated by theEast River, an arm of the sea, about three-quarters of a milein breadth. Lat. 40° 41 N., long. 73° 59 W. The citjnow includes not onlv Brooklj:n prooer. but als£>, by-d. Caitit (GarilenAtlmii-luiu /- ^^ .Jl llikiil \lU^j^t_jl_/ COB DOCK J
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