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HEISTER. 1257
was executed by H. D. Gaubius, respecting whom Boerhaave says,
"perhaps it would have been a hard matter, if not impossible, to find
another translator equal to the task." The work was translated into
English, folio, London, 1758, (as "The Book of Nature ; or the
History of Insects : reduced to distinct classes, &c. Translated from
the Dutch and Latin original edition, by Thomas Flloyd. Revised
and improved by notes fromRéaumur and others, by John Hill, M. D.")
His own copy of the work Swedenborg presented in 1760 to Count
Höpken (see Document 218, p. 233). His thoughts on reading
Swammerdam’s Biblia Naturæ, written in 1750, are contained in
Document 299, p. 750.
NOTE 279.
HEISTER.
Heister’s anatomical works were largely used by Swedenborg in
the preparation of his Economia Regni Animalis, and in his Regnum
Animale. Excerpts from his works are contained in Codex 57 (see
Document 310, p. 859). Lawrence Heister was a German anatomist
and surgeon, born at Frankfort on the Main in 1673, died at Helm
städt in 1758. He regarded anatomy as the handmaid of theology
and has the following fine passage respecting the ends of anatomy:
"The end of anatomy is manifold ; yet its primary end is the know
ledge and admiration of the wonderful works of the Supreme Being
in the body of man and of other animals; since the contemplation
of the most skilful organism, the astonishing form, connection, com
munication, action, and use of each of its parts demonstrate in a
most evident manner not only the existence, but also the immense
and stupendous wisdom of God in the face of the atheists, and invite
man to His worship and veneration ; wherefore the primary end of
anatomy must be the glory of God. In this sense also anatomy may
be said to be philosophical, physical, and even theological, and most
useful to all genuine students of wisdom and theology" (Compendium
Anatomicum, no. 8). Heister’s Compendium Anatomicum veterum
recentiorumque observationes brevissime complectens, was published
in Altorf in 1717 ; six further editions were published in Germany,
in the towns of Altorf, Nuremburg, and Freiberg ; also two in Amster
dam, and one in Venice. It was translated into nearly all the
languages of Europe. Two editions of it were published in the
English language, viz. in 1721, and 1752. Verheyen’s Anatomy,
which had superseded F. Bartholin’s, was in its turn superseded by
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