Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 910

WILLIAM HEBERDEN (1710-1801) Commentaries on the history and cures of diseases. Printed for T. Payne by S. Hamilton 1802 v [4] 483 pp. 20.9 cm.

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Heberden's Commentaries was, in all probability, translated into English by his son, William (1767-1845), who had also undertaken publication of the Latin edition that same year. Ralph H. Major comments that "Heberden's writings are distinguished by their clarity of diction, their accurate delineation of disease pictures, and their sanity in treatment, all in marked contrast to the vague verbosity which characterizes so many medical works of this period" (A history of medicine. Springfield, IL, 1954. Vol. II, p. 598).

Cited references: Cushing H200 (Latin ed., 1802); Garrison-Morton 2207 (Latin ed.); Osler 2914 (4th ed., 1816); Waller 4173g (2nd ed., 1803); Wellcome III, p. 230

Gift of John Martin, M.D.