Antonio Scarpa publishesTabulae neurologicae ad illustrandam historiam cardiacorum nervorum, noni nervorum cerebri, glossopharingei et pharingei, the first work to give an accurate depiction of cardiac innervation, and to include the discovery that the inner ear is filled with fluid.[1][2]
Ernst Chladni publishesÜber den Ursprung der von Pallas gefundenen und anderer ihr ähnlicher Eisenmassen und über einige damit in Verbindung stehende Naturerscheinungen ("On the Origin of thePallas Iron and Others Similar to it, and on Some Associated Natural Phenomena") in which he proposes thatmeteorites have their origins inouter space.[3]
Erasmus Darwin publishes the first edition ofZoonomia, a medical work in two volumes that touches upon proto-evolutionary concepts, notably arguing that all extant organisms are descended from onecommon ancestor. The work will later influence his grandson,Charles Darwin.
Lazzaro Spallanzani publishes his conclusion thatbats use a means other than sight for locating themselves in darkness.[4]
^Dalton, J. (1798). "Extraordinary facts relating to the vision of colours; with observations".Memoirs of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Manchester.5:28–45.
