An introductory lecture, on the necessity and value of professional industry : delivered in the chapel of Transylvania University, November 7th, 1823 / by Daniel Drake ... : published by request of the class.
- Daniel Drake
- Date:
- 1823
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: An introductory lecture, on the necessity and value of professional industry : delivered in the chapel of Transylvania University, November 7th, 1823 / by Daniel Drake ... : published by request of the class. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.), through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
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