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John Freke

English surgeon

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    A treatise on the nature and property of fire. In three essays. I. Shewing the cause of vitality, and muscular motion.... II. On electricity. III. Shewing the mechanical cause of magnetism; and why the compass varies in the manner it does / by John Freke.

    Freke, John, 1688-1756. | Date: 1752
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    An essay to shew the cause of electricity; and why some things are non-electricable : in which is also consider'd its influence in the blasts on human bodies, in the blights on trees, in the damps in mines, and as it may affect the sensitive plant, &c / In a letter to Mr. William Watson. By John Freke.

    Freke, John, 1688-1756. | Date: 1746
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    An essay on the art of healing. In which Pus laudabile or matter, as also incarning and cicatrising, and the causes of various diseases, are endeavoured to be accounted for both from nature and reason / [John Freke].

    Freke, John, 1688-1756 | Date: 1748
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    The description of an instrument, called a commander, for reducing a dislocated shoulder / [John Freke].

    Freke, John, 1688-1756 | Date: [1743]

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