On the Adaptation of External Nature to the Physical Condition of Man : Principally with Reference to the Supply of his Wants and the Exercise of his (Paperback)

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The physical character of man; 3. On the powers of the human hand; 4. On the brain; 5. The nervous system of animals; 6. Adaptation of the atmosphere to the wants of man; 7. Adaptation of minerals to the physical condition of man; 8. Adaptation of vegetables to the physical condition of man; 9. Adaptation of animals to the physical condition of man; 10. Adaptation of the external world to the exercise of the intellectual faculties of man; 11. Conclusion; Appendix.