Volume 1

A short comparative view of the practice of surgery in the French hospitals: with some remarks on the study of anatomy and midwifery. The whole endeavouring to prove, that the advantages to students ... are greater at London, than at Paris / [John Harrison].

  • Harrison, John, active 1740-1750.
Date:
1750
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A short comparative view of the practice of surgery in the French hospitals: with some remarks on the study of anatomy and midwifery. The whole endeavouring to prove, that the advantages to students ... are greater at London, than at Paris / [John Harrison]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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