Preface

Introduction - Of the Gradual Improvement of Natural Philosophy

Appendix

Part I - Of Man

• Chapter 1 - Of the Structure of the Human Body
• Chapter 2 - Of the Natural State of the Human Body
• Chapter 3 - Of the Preternatural State of the Human Body
• Chapter 4 - Of the Soul, and of the Origin of Man

Part II - Of Brutes

• Chapter 1 - Of Beasts
• Chapter 2 - Of Birds
• Chapter 3 - Of Fishes
• Chapter 4 - Of Reptitles
• Chapter 5 - Of Insects
• Chapter 6 - General Observations and Reflections

Part III - Of Plants and Fossils

• Chapter 1 - Of Plants
• Chapter 2 - Of Some Particular Plants
• Chapter 3 - Of Metals, Minerals, and Other Fossils

Part IV - Of Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Meteors

• Chapter 1 - Of Earth and Water
• Chapter 2 - Of Fire
• Chapter 3 - Of Meteors

Part V - Of the System of the World, Heavenly Bodies, Properties and Causes of Natural Bodies

• Chapter 1 - Of the System of the World
• Chapter 2 - Of the Heavenly Bodies in Particular
• Chapter 3 - Of Some Particular Properties of Matter and the Elements of Natural Bodies

Abridgment of the Contemplation of Nature by Mr. Bonnet of Geneva

Extract of Mr. Duten's Inquiry Into the Origin of the Discoveries Attributed to the Moderns