A new method of treating consumptions. Wherein all the decays incident to human bodies, are mechanically accounted for

Published by A . Bettesworth and T. Warner, G. Strahan, and C. Rivington, 1727

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FIRST EDITION. 8 vo. Contemp. panelled calf, rebacked and recornered, the orig. lea. label preserved. xvi, 218, (6); 160, (4) pp. Title in red and black, woodcut head- and tailpieces and initials. A very good, crisp copy. In his preface, Dr. Nicholas Robinson (1697?-1775) sets out his approach: ".I have endeavour'd to account for all the Phaenomena's attending Consumptions, from the Laws of Attraction, Motion and Division: These are the Three grand Principles, on which the Several Springs of the Constitution turn, and to which all the Symptoms of Health and Diseases are referable." It would appear Robinson's approach took something from the "mathematical physick" of Archibald Pitcairn (1652-1713). N.L.M. (18th C.), p.384. Wellcome IV.541. Blocker Coll., p.340.

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Title
A new method of treating consumptions. Wherein all the decays incident to human bodies, are mechanically accounted for
Author
ROBINSON, NICHOLAS
Publisher
A . Bettesworth and T. Warner, G. Strahan, and C. Rivington
Publication year
1727
Condition
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st Edition

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The ANTIQUARIAN SCIENTIST (285 Main Road, Westhampton, MA 01027 USA; antiqsci@comcast.net), established in 1976, specializes in rare books in science, medicine, and technology. In addition, we offer antique scientific instruments, and appraisals and collection development in these specialty areas. Thus far we have published forty-two illustrated and annotated catalogues. We also co-published the print journal "Rittenhouse" which is devoted to the history of the scientific instrument enterprise in America. We are members of SNEAB and numerous professional societies relating to books, instruments, and the history of science and medicine. It has always been our policy to provide to our clients professional quality services.…

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