Volume 3

A treatise on mineral waters / [Donald Monro].

  • Monro, Donald, 1727-1802
Date:
1770
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Credit: A treatise on mineral waters / [Donald Monro]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    has vihted; and befides taking notice oi thofe mineral waters which have been particularly defcribed, he has en¬ deavoured to point out the particular htuaticn and general properties ot many others, which have been but curfcrily mentioned by authors; in order to en¬ gage thofe phyhcians, or lovers oi natu¬ ral knowledge, who may happen to viiit the places where their fprings are fituated, to examine them with care, and afcertain their peculiar qualities ; which would be a very valuable addi¬ tion to this curious and ufeful part of natural hiftory, and oi medicine. It is neceffary here to obferve, that it is not always eafy, from the accounts given by authors, to afcertain the exadt proportions of the different folid mat¬ ters got by a chymical analyiis from mineral waters; tor the weights and mcafurcs pi the fame name are differ¬ ent in different countries, nay often la the fame Country; thus the Englifh wine