A philosophical and medical sketch of the natural history of the human body and mind ; to which is subjoined, an essay On the difficulties of attaining medical knowledge, intended for the information and amusement of those who are, or are not, of the medical profession : published for the benefit of the General Hospital at Bath / by James Makittrick Adair, M. D. member of the Royal Medical Society, and fellow of the College of Physicians, at Edinburgh.

  • Adair, James Makittrick, 1728-1802.
Date:
1787
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Credit: A philosophical and medical sketch of the natural history of the human body and mind ; to which is subjoined, an essay On the difficulties of attaining medical knowledge, intended for the information and amusement of those who are, or are not, of the medical profession : published for the benefit of the General Hospital at Bath / by James Makittrick Adair, M. D. member of the Royal Medical Society, and fellow of the College of Physicians, at Edinburgh. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    people of fafhion in this, realm j he moft con- fidently relies on, the countenance of all men of letters, viz. the Members of both Houfes of ParHament in both kingdoms, the Mem- bers of the Univerfities, the Bench and the Bar, &c. But the author is peculiarly afliired of having a very numerous clafs of readers among the Clergyy not only as men of learn- ing and leifurej but for reafons he has af- figned in the lafl Eflay of the fecond edition of Medical Cautions y and moreover from the confideration that he was incited to the pub- lication of this volume, by a very refpeftable member of their body. What fhall he fay to his medical brethren? It is not likely that the fage Do6lors will conceive they have any thing to learn at this time of day; yet he is inclined to believe that, eve?! to the Seniors, a fhort retrofpe6live view of the principles of the art may not have any imfavourahle influence on the pra6lice of it. A phyfician of great learning, who read thefe Effays in MS. is of opinion, that they will be of confiderable ufe, not only to young men entering on a regular courfe of medical ftudy at the univerfities, but to a very nume- rous