Volume 1
An enlarged syllabus of philosophical lectures, / delivered by Hugh Smith, ... With the principles on which his conjectures are founded concerning animal life, and the laws of the animal oeconomy. These principles are applied not only to the general doctrine of the glands, but likewise to some new thoughts on the nervous system, the gout, and paralytic complaints.
- Hugh Smith
- Date:
- MDCCLXXVIII. [1778]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: An enlarged syllabus of philosophical lectures, / delivered by Hugh Smith, ... With the principles on which his conjectures are founded concerning animal life, and the laws of the animal oeconomy. These principles are applied not only to the general doctrine of the glands, but likewise to some new thoughts on the nervous system, the gout, and paralytic complaints. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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