Excerpt from Mammalian Anatomy, Vol. 1: A Preparation for Human and Comparative Anatomy, The Skeleton of the Cat, Its Muscular Attachments, Growth, and Variations Compared With the Skeleton of ManAn experience of ten years with anatomical and biological classes has led to the conviction that the processes of development can be best understood after the adult structure is thoroughly mastered. Then, and not until then, can the study of embryology, with the aid of the microscope, abundant embryological material, and appropriate methods, be successfully pursued. It is proposed, therefore, to consider embry ology together with histology in a succeeding volume of the series.The illustrations of human osteology have been taken from other treatises, all the illustrations of the bones of the cat have been drawn and engraved expressly for this work. Unless otherwise noted, these drawings represent the objects enlarged to twice the natural size. To save time, the same figure is occasionally repeated.Although errors must lurk in a work embracing so many details, all the statements have been made from personal observation and many of them repeatedly verified.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.