Medicina statica : being the aphorisms of Sanctorius / translated into English, with large explanations, by John Quincy ; and farther explanations by John Knox Stuart.
- Sanctorius
- Date:
- 1842
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Credit: Medicina statica : being the aphorisms of Sanctorius / translated into English, with large explanations, by John Quincy ; and farther explanations by John Knox Stuart. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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