Observations on the Harveian doctrine of the circulation of the blood / by George Kerr.
- Kerr, George
- Date:
- 1819
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Observations on the Harveian doctrine of the circulation of the blood / by George Kerr. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![strators of the present day, and in Nosology describes distinctions of disease altogether neglected and unknown of late years : so true is that which was said by Isaac Vossius, that even in his time, “ Yix aliquem hoc seculo invenias medicum, qui observata Galaii vd intelligat ml curd. It was an observation of Galen, that al- though in his time it was fashionable to speak of Hippocrates as a very gi'eat physi- cian, yet few were acquainted with his works; and those who took the necessary pains to understand them were sometimes ri- diculed for their affectation of learning by the more superficial, whom he justly reprehends: “ If,” says he, “ w'e really admire Hippocrates, w’e must first study his writings, and learn to ])hilosophise; and thus we may not only ap- proach his excellence, but even go beyond him, learning whatever has been so excellent- ly taught by him, and what he has omitted, of ourselves finding out.’ tlgtf iirri ^rgoTfjav 'iTtreJcjaVef?](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28708027_0168.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
