Volume 1

Annals of chemical medicine : including the application of chemistry, physiology, pathology, therapeutics, pharmacy, toxicology, and hygiene / edited by J.L.W. Thudichum.

Date:
1879-1881
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Credit: Annals of chemical medicine : including the application of chemistry, physiology, pathology, therapeutics, pharmacy, toxicology, and hygiene / edited by J.L.W. Thudichum. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    enlarge the present information on any one of the subjects within their range. All contributions of original information, be such the result of observation or experiment, will be as welcome as deductive or inductive meditations, provided only they are based upon the data and principles of actual science. A predilection for a maximum of fact and a minimum of speculation does not ex- clude the sense of the attractions of theory, in its true meaning, as the very flower and fruit of the slow growth of the body of data. Experience, however, shows that no interpretation of natural phenomena has any lasting value, unless all the essential factors entering into their production are ascertained and appre- ciated. The accumulation of these data in a form readily acces- sible to all interested in their use will therefore promote the philosophical development of our science much more than pre- mature generalisations. With the aid of the list of articles at the beginning, and the alphabetical indices, one of matters, the other of authors, at the end of the volume, the inquirer after information will be fully able to And any general subject or any matter of detail. To facilitate the use of any new terms and symbols, which may be found convenient abbreviations of ideas, I have added a page for their interpretation and definition. The same page will state some synonyms, and thus aid in obviating a confusion which should gradually be abated by the adoption of a uniform nomen- clature. I believe the chemical method to possess vast capabilities for enlarging the domain of pathology and medicine, and for advancing the art of healing disease ; and I trust that all who share that hope will aid in its realisation either as contributors, as readers, or as friends. J. L. W. THUDICHUM, M.D. • 11 Pembroke Gardens, Kensington, W September 1879.
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