Preface ...11 // Status of Physiology at the Beginning of the 19th Century ...15 // Purkyne’s Main Contributions to Physiological Science ...23 // Purkyne’s Conception of Physiology ...31 // Physiology and Medicine ...39 // Physiology and Pathology ...42 // Physiological Institute ...45 // A Brief Report on the Origin and Present Condition of the Institute of Physiology in Breslau ...47 // Dates in Purkyne’s Life ...69 // Bibliography ...75 // Index of Names ...133