Observations on the dropsy in the brain : to which are added his other treatises never hitherto published by themselves

Observations on the dropsy in the brain : to which are added his other treatises never hitherto published by themselves / by Robert Whytt.

Author/creator	Whytt, Robert, 1714-1766
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Edinburgh : Printed for John Balfour by Balfour, Auld, & Smellie, 1768.
Description	158 pages ; 19 cm
Subject(s)	Edema--history. Opium--history. Therapeutics--history. Clinical Medicine--history. History of Medicine. History, 18th Century.

Partial contents	An account of some experiments made with opium on living and dying animals -- An essay on the various strength of different lime-waters -- A letter to the Rev. Thomas Birch ... from John Pringle ... inclosing two papers communicated to him by Robert Whytt -- An instance of the electrical virtue in the cure of a palsy -- Cases of the remarkable effects of blisters in lessening the quickness of the pulse in coughs attended with infarction of the lungs and fever
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Acquisitions source	Laupus- Robert L. Phillips collection

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Laupus	History Collection Books - Does not circulate	WZ 260 W629O 1768	✔ Available