A new and easy method of giving mercury, to those affected with the venereal disease. To which is annexed a new theory of the action of this metal on the salivary glands / Translated from the Latin of Joseph James Plenck by William Saunders.
- Plenck, Joseph Jacob, Ritter von, 1738-1807. Methodus nova et facilis argentum vivum aegris venerea labe infectis exhibendi. English
- Date:
- 1768
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A new and easy method of giving mercury, to those affected with the venereal disease. To which is annexed a new theory of the action of this metal on the salivary glands / Translated from the Latin of Joseph James Plenck by William Saunders. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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