A comment on forty two histories discribed by Hippocrates in the first and third books of his Epidemics. In the first part Hippocrates's pathology is explained, and defended ... In the second part are fourteen histories of the first book of the Epidemics. In the third part are twenty eight histories of the third book of the Epidemics. The general method of curing an epidemical fever is deduced from Hippocrates's histories ... To which is added a Letter [to Dr. John Gibson], to shew that Hippocrates mentions a year of 360 days, which Daniel used, chap. ix. and that prophecy is explained from the copy of it in the Septuagint ... / [Sir John Floyer].

  • Floyer, John, Sir, 1649-1734.
Date:
1726
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Credit: A comment on forty two histories discribed by Hippocrates in the first and third books of his Epidemics. In the first part Hippocrates's pathology is explained, and defended ... In the second part are fourteen histories of the first book of the Epidemics. In the third part are twenty eight histories of the third book of the Epidemics. The general method of curing an epidemical fever is deduced from Hippocrates's histories ... To which is added a Letter [to Dr. John Gibson], to shew that Hippocrates mentions a year of 360 days, which Daniel used, chap. ix. and that prophecy is explained from the copy of it in the Septuagint ... / [Sir John Floyer]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    thefe Hipories we know how to cure Fe¬ vers. When Philosophy is excluded from FhypcalTreatifes3 they only comprehend a port Hijiory of D ifeajeSy and from thence we deduce the Caujes of Difeajes^ the Symptoms or Signs ^ the Prognoflics^ the Method of Cur2D and the Remedies * the Diety Evacuations and, Alteratives y hy which we apft Nature and imitate her Crips. 0 SJ R Notions change with our Philo- fophy; and at lap we return to our old ones aoain: and better explain them. N E W Philof ophy changes the old TraSlice • it alters the Indications} rejeSis old Remediesy and this occapons the ne- glecl of many ufeful Remedies, fuel) are warm and cold Paths5 SJnVtions and Oilsy and the old Smegmata., and Peffi; the Description of the Tafies of Medicines^ and the VoSlrine of the Pulfe3 writ by Galen,