History of the origin of medicine: an oration, delivered at the anniversary meeting of the Medical Society of London, January 19, 1778, and printed at their request. To which are since added, various historical illustrations / By John Coakley Lettsom.

  • Lettsom, John Coakley, 1744-1815.
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1778
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Credit: History of the origin of medicine: an oration, delivered at the anniversary meeting of the Medical Society of London, January 19, 1778, and printed at their request. To which are since added, various historical illustrations / By John Coakley Lettsom. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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