Two introductory lectures, delivered by Dr. William Hunter, to his last course of anatomical lectures, at his theatre in Windmill-Street : as they were left corrected for the press by himself. To which are added, some Papers relating to Dr. Hunter's intended plan, for establishing a museum in London, for the improvement of anatomy, surgery, and physic.
- William Hunter
- Date:
- 1784
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Two introductory lectures, delivered by Dr. William Hunter, to his last course of anatomical lectures, at his theatre in Windmill-Street : as they were left corrected for the press by himself. To which are added, some Papers relating to Dr. Hunter's intended plan, for establishing a museum in London, for the improvement of anatomy, surgery, and physic. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![What has been faid of the ufefulnefs of Anatomy in phyflct. will only be called in queftion, ■ by the more illiterate cm- pyrics among phyficians. They would difcourage others front* the purfuit of knowledge, which they have not themfelvesj.. and which therefore they cannot know the value of; a&i tell us that a little of Anatomy, is enough for a phyfician. Let us judge of this queftion, by collecting the opinions of the rnoft eminent phyficians of different countries and agea. If we have recourfe to Hippocrates, Celfus, Galen, Rhazes^ Avicenna, Harvey, Pitcairn, Boerhaave, Hoffman, and Mead*., we mall find that all of them, either wrote upon Anatomy*, or taught it.. One of the mofV unexceptionable teftimonies in our favour^ is that of Sydenham j who is allowed, by all parties, to have, been a moft fagacious obferver, and a mofV excellent practical phyfician. In his treatife de Hjidfope, he quotes a paflage from Hippocrates, and then adds, Attamen [ne vel divinus u hie auctor, erroris ullatenus infimulatur, vel ex hoc loco s< empiric.i ignorantiae fuse patrocinium quaerant] aperte dicamj u me, quantum attentifilma cogitatione, eaque ad praxin re- ** lata, adfequi valeam, utcunque exiftimare, quod necefie om- nino fit, ut medicus frructuram humani corporis probe es calleat; quo rectius veras ideas, et naturas et caufarum quo- *{ rundam morborum, animo concipere ae formare queat.'^ Here you will obferve, that Sydenham's pen wrote nothing but what his judgment and candour dictated. He does not fay, of all, but of fome; and he might very well have faidi of a great number of difeafes. Some phyficians, of a differ*- ent opinion, argue thus, as I have been informed: The cure •of;](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21441145_0072.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
