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Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1814. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... forms us: and the mention he makes of a book, 4 de Speculis,' which, without doubt, is that written by Bacon, and what he transcribes from Theodorick, concerning a leprosy, evidently shews that he lived low in this century, &c." According to Leland, he maintained a high character for his knowledge in philosophy and physic, which he had acquired by great study and much travelling; and he was very successful in his practice. His writings are principally compiled from those of the Arabian physicians, like the works of his contemporaries in other nations; sometimes, indeed, he transcribes whole chapters word for word, especially from Khazes. He is represented as the first English physician who ventured to expose the absurd practices of the superstitious monks, who at that time engrossed much of the treatment of diseases, and is said to have contrasted with them the methods recommended by the ancients. The principal work of Gilbert, entitled " Compendium Medicinae tam morborum universalium quam particularium," was corrected by Michael Capella, and printed at Lyons in 1510; and afterwards at Geneva, in 1608, under the title of " Laurea Anglicana, seu Compendium totius Medicinae." His other treatises were, "De viribus Aquarum ;" "DeRe Herbaria;" "Thesaurus Paupemm ;" and " De tuenda valetudine." 1 GILCHRIST (ebf.nezer), a Scotch physician of emin«nce, was born at Dumfries in 1707. He began the study of medicine at Edinburgh, which he afterwards prosecuted at London and Paris. He obtained his degree of M. D. from the university of Rheims ; and in 1732 he returned to the place of his nativity, where he afterwards constantly resided, and continued the practice of medicine till his death in 1774. Few physicians of the last century have been more successful in the exercise...
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- PublisherGeneral Books LLC
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0217890512
- ISBN 13 9780217890519
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages206
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