Download or read book Physiology at Harvard (Classic Reprint) written by William Townsend Porter and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-20 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Physiology at Harvard The traditional method of teaching physiology consists of a systematic course of: lectures. The new method consists of a systematic course of experiment and Observation by the student him self. In the Old method the student rests upon the dictum of the professor and the text-book. In the new he is thrown upon the fundamental experiments done with his own hands. In the old his experiments illustrate the lecture In the new the lecture discusses his experiments and collates them with the work of others. The old insensibly teaches men to depend upon authority, but the new turns them to nature. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.