8vo. pp. 1040 + [32]publisher's catalogue. a few text illus. index. A very nice copy in contemporary sprinkled calf (light foxing to outer leaves). Third American, From The Last London Edition. Revised, With Additions, By D.Francis Condie. "First published in the Medical Times & Gazette, 1840-42, Watson's famous lectures appeared in book form and formed the most important treatise of medicine for a quarter-century. Watson wrote in a fine style and his book was recognized as a sound guide to clinical medicine. Watson suggested.rubber gloves for antisepsis; he also instructed his students to wash their hands in a solution of chloride of lime before assisting at deliveries." (Garrison & Morton) He is especially known for describing the water hammer pulse found in aortic regurgitation in 1844. He was president of the Royal College of Physicians from 1862 to 1866. cfGarrison & Morton 2219. cfWellcome V p. 393.

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Lectures On The Principles And Practice Of Physic; Delivered At King's College.

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Philadelphia: Lea And Blanchard, 1850.

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