Winkler, Johann Heinrich (1703-1772)

Novum reique medicae utile electricitatis inventum ... Lipsiae die 12 Martis 1748. Endorsed by Folkes: 'March 31, 1748'.

1747

8 ll (4to. 20 × 16 cm.). Probably a scribal copy, with a small holograph attached slip.

Purchased 1932.

The author was professor of philosophy at Leipzig in 1739, of Greek and Latin in 1742, and of physics in 1750; he was elected F.R.S. in January 1747.

Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).

Following the B.M. Catalogue the form 'Winkler' has been adopted instead of 'Winckler'.