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...des parties du corps animal [Treatises on the Sensitive and Irritable Nature of Parts of the Animal Body], 1756–60, in which he discussed the results of his investigations on the physiology of nerves and muscles. Vivisection on animals, as is shown taking place here, was a staple procedure of the research. Note also the collection of foetuses preserved in jars and the...

...de théâtre – she makes an entry dressed like a woman, along with Celia and Hymen, the classical god of marriage. As you read the extract, make some notes on the following questions: What is the tone of this extract? How does it differ from the tone of the previous two extracts? When you have finished, click ‘Reveal discussion’. The numbered footnotes in the...

...De Rerum Natura used quite different methods to explore the natural world, not least in its use of poetry to explain such diverse topics as the weather, geological features, or the human body. The question of organising knowledge becomes even more pressing when we turn to the Library of Alexandria, for this was a collection that, many people believe, was intended to hold...