Pharmacologia, or, The history of medicinal substances : with a view to establish the art of prescribing and of composing extemporaneous formulae upon fixed and scientific principles : illustrated by formulae, in which the intention of each element is designated by key letters / by John Ayrton Paris.

  • Paris, John Ayrton, 1785-1856.
Date:
1822
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Credit: Pharmacologia, or, The history of medicinal substances : with a view to establish the art of prescribing and of composing extemporaneous formulae upon fixed and scientific principles : illustrated by formulae, in which the intention of each element is designated by key letters / by John Ayrton Paris. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TO WILLIAM GEORGE MATON, m.d. f.r.s. FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE LINNfAN SOCIETY, $C. fyc. My dear Sir, There is not an individual in the whole circle of the profession, to whom I could with greater satisfaction, or with so much propriety, dedicate this work, as to yourself. Ardent and zealous in the advancement of our science, you must deeply deplore the prejudices that retard its progress;—eminently enlightened in Natural History, you can justly appreciate the importance of its applications to Medicine ; while your well known earnestness in upholding the dignity, and in encouraging the legitimate exer- cise of our profession, marks you as the most proper patron of a work, the aim of which is to extinguish the false lights of empiricism, and to substitute a steady beacon on the solid and per- manent basis of truth and science : at the same time, the extensive practice which your talents and urbanity so justly command in this metro- polis, must long since have taught you the full