A chemical and medical report of the properties of the mineral waters of Buxton, Matlock, Tunbridge Wells, Harrogate, Bath, Cheltenham, Leamington, Malvern, and the Isle of Wight / by Charles Scudamore.

  • Charles Scudamore
Date:
1820
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A chemical and medical report of the properties of the mineral waters of Buxton, Matlock, Tunbridge Wells, Harrogate, Bath, Cheltenham, Leamington, Malvern, and the Isle of Wight / by Charles Scudamore. 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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    PREFACE. Having the opportunity, in the Autumn of last year, of visiting several of the most remark- able watering places in this country, 1 became naturally inquisitive into tin- state of their mine- ral Borings; and upon a Blight examination of those which came first within my observation, I found reason to suspect the fidelity of the exist- ing sources of authority respecting them. Books were defective in describing the number of the spring* in many places, and more or less errone- ous as to the chemical properties of most of the waters. 1 discovered tin- error into which I had been led by the confidence which 1 had placed in authors ; and 1 resolved at least to gain some further instruction for myself. From one step I went on to another, and at length con- ceived an ardent desire to engage in an extensive inquiry into the subject, and present my result* to the Profession and the Public, if they should appear to be sufficiently important in novelty and interest.
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