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 252 BENGALI LITERATURE From a literary point of view, however, none of these works is delectable to the general reader and we may pass over them without any special comment. But the last-named publication has an interest of its own as the first vernacular work on a scientific subject written on the western lines. It will be hardly within our scope to give a detailed analysis of the book Importance of his তান, but an enumeration of the chief heads of subjects dealt with will sufficiently explain its scope and object. It is divided into three parts (#f@), each part containing — several chapters (2%) and each chapter divided into sections (ata), which are again subdivided into paragraphs or articles (%#@). The first part deals with Osteology (অস্থিবিষ্ঠা ) second part with Comparative Anatomy (eTiga wacenfaa) while the third part traces the history and progress of the Science ( aaceexfacarteafe- কারণ ) 8700 gives a list of the principal Hindu works (then known) on “the subject of Anatemy, Medicine and Chymistry” with the names of their authors and a brief account of their eontents. The whole is rounded off with a glossary of technical and difficult terms (ব্যবচ্ছেদবিদ্যাসংজ্ঞার্থজ্ঞাপক এক অভিধান ) which, in certain respects, is the most interesting part of. the entire treatise. This enormous volume of about 100 pages, however, is hardly commendable‘ for its stiff and laboured style, bristling as it does with unintelligible technical terms and phrases, but it certainly bears testimony to undoubtedly incorrect in giving 1818 as the date of publication of F. Carey’s Anatomy. Dinesh Chandra Sen (History of Bengali Lit,, p. 872) erroneously gives the title of F. Carey’s Anatomy as “ Hadavali Vidy4 ” ( হাড়াবলী বিদ্যা!) obviously mistaking 61)০ 090)6 বিছ্যাহার।বলী ০৮ ০৮০10109018 of knowledge. This book will also be found in the list of School Book Society’s publication before 1821,