An essay on the virtues of lime-water in the cure of the stone / By Robert Whytt. With an appendix, containing the case of the Honourable Horatio Walpole, esquire, written by himself.

  • Whytt, Robert, 1714-1766
Date:
M,DCC,LII [1752]
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Credit: An essay on the virtues of lime-water in the cure of the stone / By Robert Whytt. With an appendix, containing the case of the Honourable Horatio Walpole, esquire, written by himself. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ADVERTISEMENT, TH E following Effay was firft pu- blifhed in the Year 1743, in the Edinburgh Medical Effays, Vol. 5. Part 2. and met with a more favour- able Reception from the Publick, than the Author, confidering its Imperfettt- ons, bad any Reafon to expect. It is now printed by itfelf, at the Defire of feveral of his Friends, who affured him, that, in this Way, it might be of more general Ufe, fince many Perfons, affucted with the Stone, would chufe to yead it, who did not inchne to purchafe fo large a Book as the Medical Effays : And the Author, to render it lefs un- worthy of the Favour of the Publick, has not only correéted, but greatly enlar~ «ged tt. The principal Additions are to be » found in Seét. ii. il, ix, x, Xi, xi, and Mail, 2