ThePursuitofNature

This1977book,writtenaspartofthecelebrationsofthecentenaryofthePhysiologicalSociety,consistsofessaysonthehistoricaldevelopmentofphysiology.Sixesteemedauthorseachcontributeahistoricalessay,focusinginturnonthehistoryofelectrophysiology,muscularandneuromuscularphysiology,gastrointestinalhormones,perinatalphysiologyandvisualresearch.Eachofthesixessaysinthisbookisskilfullyexecuted,idiosyncraticandapleasuretoread.Theycanbeenjoyedintheirownright,orasaroundedandinformativecollectiononboththehistoryofphysiologicalpracticeandthescientistsbehindthismovement'sadvance.Thebookwillbeofimmenseinteresttophysiologists,pharmacologistsandhistoriansofscience,wishingtolookbackatthedevelopmentofthisfascinatingdiscipline.