Volume 1

The Edinburgh School of Medicine : containing the preliminary or fundamental branches of professional education, viz. anatomy, medical chemistry and botany. Intended as an introduction to the clinical guide. The whole forming a complete system of medical education and practice according to the arrangement of the Edinburgh School / by William Nisbet.

  • Nisbet, William, 1759-1822.
Date:
1802
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Credit: The Edinburgh School of Medicine : containing the preliminary or fundamental branches of professional education, viz. anatomy, medical chemistry and botany. Intended as an introduction to the clinical guide. The whole forming a complete system of medical education and practice according to the arrangement of the Edinburgh School / by William Nisbet. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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