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Pineal Gland

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A small cone-shaped body of yellowish matter in the brain, the size of a pea, and situated in the front of the cerebellum, notable as considered by Descartes to be the seat of the soul, but is now surmised to be a rudimentary remnant of some organ, of vision it would seem, now extinct.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Pineal Gland'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​p/pineal-gland.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
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