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Olfaction and Odours

An osphrésiological essay

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  • © 1968

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  1. William McCartney

    1. Kingston-upon-Thames, Great Britain

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VIII
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  2. Introduction

    • William McCartney
    Pages 1-3

  3. Historical

    • William McCartney
    Pages 4-15

  4. Dog’s Life

    • William McCartney
    Pages 15-77

  5. Wheresoever the Carcase Is

    • William McCartney
    Pages 78-96

  6. Fishes that Tipple in the Deep

    • William McCartney
    Pages 96-102

  7. Savage and Blind

    • William McCartney
    Pages 103-107

  8. Law and Order

    • William McCartney
    Pages 107-120

  9. The Brave Smell of a Stone

    • William McCartney
    Pages 120-126

  10. Physiological Mystery

    • William McCartney
    Pages 127-176

  11. Male and Female — Young and Old

    • William McCartney
    Pages 176-183

  12. Some Curiosities

    • William McCartney
    Pages 183-190

  13. Concluding Note

    • William McCartney
    Pages 190-190

  14. Epilogue

    • William McCartney
    Pages 190-190

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 191-249
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If we possessed a true, well established and undoubted theory concerning the function of the nerves in the human body, the principles of smell would be much easier to understand. So far, we do not know for certain whether the action of nerves takes place by means of a subtle fluid, which is instantaneously conveyed from the beginning of the nerves to their ends, or whether, as some think, some sort of vibratory movements is produced in them, or whether the stimulation should be considered as the only sufficient cause, to say nothing of the new opinion concerning the electrical force. Linnaeus Although much has been learned since the time of Linnaeus, it is still true that we do not yet possess "a true, well established and undoubted" theory of olfaction. The literature of the subject, however, has long been rather voluminous - the frequent assertions to the contrary are simply untrue - and is now growing rapidly. Moreover, quite a number of symposia on olfaction (or olfaction and taste) have been held during recent years. For example, in the U. S. A.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Kingston-upon-Thames, Great Britain

    William McCartney

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Olfaction and Odours

  • Book Subtitle: An osphrésiological essay

  • Authors: William McCartney

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-87699-8

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin · Heidelberg 1968

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-87701-8Published: 03 April 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-87699-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 249

  • Topics: Neurosciences, Biochemistry, general, Organic Chemistry, Food Science, Otorhinolaryngology

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