An essay on the effects of lead: comprising a few experiments on the saccharum saturni, and its application in the cure of diseases ... / [Thomas Semmes].

  • Semmes, Thomas, 1778-1833.
Date:
1801
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Credit: An essay on the effects of lead: comprising a few experiments on the saccharum saturni, and its application in the cure of diseases ... / [Thomas Semmes]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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