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.

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

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).