"Observe by the way, That all the Organs consist of little Threads, or Nerves; which have their Origine in the Middle of the Brain, are diffused thence throughout all the Members which have any Sense, and terminate in the exterior Parts of the Body: That when we are in Health, and awake, one End of these Nerves cannot be agitated, or shaken, without shaking the other; by reason they are always a little stretch'd, as is the Case of a stretch'd Cord, one Part of which cannot be stirr'd without a like Motion of all the rest."
Cyclopædia; or, an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences
At least 9 entries in ESTC (1728, 1738, 1741, 1752, 1788, 1784, 1786, 1787, 1795).<br>
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Ephraim Chambers, <u>Cyclopædia<!--Cyclopaedia-->; or, an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences; Containing the Definitions of the Terms, and Accounts of the Thing Signify'd Thereby</u> 2 vols. (London: James & John Knapton, 1728). &lt;<a href="http://estc.bl.uk/T114002">Link to ESTC</a>&gt;&lt;Link to UWDC edition: <a href="http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/HistSciTech.Cyclopaedia01">vol. I</a>, <a href="http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/HistSciTech.Cyclopaedia02">vol. II</a>&gt;