Organon of medicine / by Samuel Hahnemann ; translated from the fifth German edition, by R. E. Dudgeon.
- Hahnemann, Samuel Christian Friedrich, 1755-1843.
- Date:
- 1849
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Organon of medicine / by Samuel Hahnemann ; translated from the fifth German edition, by R. E. Dudgeon. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.
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