An address to the inhabitants of Lancashire, and of the adjoining counties, on the present state of the medical profession, with remarks on the elementary education of the student, and the best means of its acquirement : intended to shew the practicability and importance of establishing a school (on a more extended scale) in Manchester, for the cultivation of medical and surgical knowledge / by Thomas Turner.

  • Turner, Thomas, 1793-1873.
Date:
1825
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Credit: An address to the inhabitants of Lancashire, and of the adjoining counties, on the present state of the medical profession, with remarks on the elementary education of the student, and the best means of its acquirement : intended to shew the practicability and importance of establishing a school (on a more extended scale) in Manchester, for the cultivation of medical and surgical knowledge / by Thomas Turner. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Glasgow Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Glasgow Library.

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    possess ; but it will be well to enforce the necessity of a few preparatory accomplishments. He should have a good knowledge of the latin and greek languages, particularly of the former. An acquaintance with the latin language is indispensable ; and as most of the terms employed in medicine, surgery and the auxiliary sciences are derived from the greek, this language will give much assist- ance to the memory in retaining the mean- ing of scientific terms. But latin and greek are not the only tongues with which he should be familiar; from the labours of our continental brethren we gain much useful information, hence it will be advantageous to the student to read their works, particularly those which emanate from the French school. There are also other branches of knowledge that should not be overlooked, amongst these we may class mathematics, and the elements of natural philosophy. How, and where, all these studies can be followed, are questions which do not come within my design ; fortunately many of our public seminaries are so conducted as to furnish facilities for those purposes, without the necessity of incuring the expense attendant on a College education. In brief, the future medi-