Essays Medical and Experimental - The Second Edition, Revised, Considerably Enlarged. To Which Is

A one-volume reissue of diverse medical essays, published in a revised edition of 1772 and a follow-up collection of 1773.

List of contents

Part I: 1. The empiric; 2. The dogmatic; 3. Experiments and observations on astringents and bitters; 4. On the uses and operation of blisters; 5. On the resemblance between chyle and milk; Appendix: Experiments and observations on water; On inoculation; On the ulcerous sore throat; Index; Part II: 1. On the columbo root; 2. On the orchis root; 3. On the waters of Buxton and Matlock; 4. On the medicinal uses of fixed air; 5. On the varieties of factitious air; 6. On the noxious vapours of charcoal; 7. On the atrabilis; 8. On sea salt; 9. On coffee; Histories of diseases; Index.

Summary

A physician and medical reformer, Thomas Percival (1740–1804) is most notable for his pioneering contribution to the formulation of medical ethics. This one-volume reissue brings together two volumes of his essays on a variety of medical subjects, notably public health, published in a revised second edition of 1772 and a follow-up collection of 1773.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Percival
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.03.2014
• EAN: 9781108067935
• ISBN: 978-1-108-06793-5
• No. of pages: 706
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - History of Medicine
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Medicine: general issues, MEDICAL / General