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Human longevity : recording the name, age, place of residence, and year of the decease of 1712 persons, who attained a century, & upwards, from A.D. 66 to 1799 : comprising a period of 1733 years : with anecdotes of the most remarkable / by James Easton.
Easton, James, 1759-1839.Date: 1799- Books
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Wonderful news from Wales: or, A true narrative of an old woman : living near Lanselin in Denbyshire; whose memory serves her truly and perfectly to relate what she hath seen and done one hundred and thirty years ago. Having now the full number of her teeth; the most of them were lost when she was three score years and ten. She is also remembred by some of ninety years old, to be taller than she is by 17 or 18 inches; with several other circumstances of her life, which shews her to be the wonder of our age. Licensed August 9. 1677.
Date: Anno Dom. 1677- Books
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Viæ rectæ ad vitam longam, pars secunda : VVherein the true vse of sleepe, exercise, excretions, and perturbations is, with their effects, discussed and applied to euery age, constitution of body, and time of yeare. By To: Venner Doctor of Physicke in Bathe.
Venner, Tobias, 1577-1660Date: 1623- Books
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Via recta ad vitam longam: or, A plaine philosphicall demonstration of the nature, faculties, and effects of all such things as by way of nourishments make for the preseruation of health : with diuers necessary dieticall obseruations; as also of the true vse and effects of sleepe, exercise, excretions and perturbations, with iust applications to euery age, constitution of body, and time of yeere: by To. Venner, Doctor of Physicke in Bathe. Whereunto is annexed a necessary and compendious treatise of the famous baths of Bathe, lately published by the same author.
Venner, Tobias, 1577-1660Date: 1628- Books
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Hygiasticon: Or, The right course of preserving life and health unto extream old age : together with soundnesse and integritie of the senses, judgement, and memorie. Written in Latine by Leonardus Lessius, and now done into English.
Lessius, Leonardus, 1554-1623Date: 1634- Books
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An essay on the most rational means of preserving health, and of attaining to an advanced age. To which are added, anecdotes of longevity.
Date: MDCCXCIX. [1799]- Books
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Vita sana & longa : the preservation of health and prolongation of life proposed and proved : in the due observance of remarkable præcautions, and daily practicable rules, relating to body and mind, compendiously abstracted from the institutions and law of nature / by E. Maynwaringe.
Maynwaringe, Everard, 1628-1699?Date: 1669- Books
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Vita sana & longa : the preservation of health, and prolongation of life proposed and proved : in the due observance of remarkable præcautions and daily practicable rules, relating to body and mind, compendiously abstracted from the institutions and law of nature / by E. Maynwaringe.
Maynwaringe, Everard, 1628-1699?Date: 1670- Books
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Hygiasticon: or, The right course of preserving life and health unto extream old age : together with soundnesse and integritie of the senses, judgement, and memorie. Written in Latine by Leonard Lessius, and now done into English.
Lessius, Leonardus, 1554-1623Date: 1636- Books
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Hygiasticon: or, The right course of preserving life and health unto extream old age : together with soundnesse and integritie of the senses, judgement, and memorie. Written in Latine by Leonard Lessius, and now done into English.
Lessius, Leonardus, 1554-1623Date: 1634- Books
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The defence of age, and recouery of youth / translated by the famous Clarke & ryght experte medycines, Arnolde de noua Villa ; very profytable for all men to knowe.
Arnaldus, de Villanova, -1311Date: [1550?]- Books
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Libellus Rogerii Baconi Angli, doctissimi mathematici & medici, De retardandis senectutis accidentibus : & de sensibus conseruandis. Item, Libellus Vrsonis medici, de primarum qualitatum arcanis & effectibus. Vterq[ue] affixis ad marginem notulis illustratus, & emendatus, in lucem predij, operâ Iohannis Williams Oxoniensis, cuius sequitur Tractatus philosophicus, de humorum numero & natura, complexionis, morbi, perturbationum origine, caloris & humidi nativi virtute & munere in humano corpore, & de aëris infectione, vndè non rarò humores & spiritus coinquinantur.
Bacon, Roger, 1214?-1294Date: Anno Dom. 1590- Books
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Via recta ad vitam longam, or, A plain philosophicall demonstration of the nature, faculties, and effects of all such things as by way of nourishments make for the preservation of health : with divers necessary dieteticall observations, as also of the true use and effects of sleep, exercise, excretions, and perturbations, with just applications to every age, constitution of body, and time of yeere / by To. Venner ... ; whereunto is annexed by the same author, a necessary and compendious treatise of the famous baths of Bathe, with a censure of the medicinable faculties of the water of Saint Vincent's rocks neere the city of Bristoll ; as also an accurate treatise concerning tobacco.
Venner, Tobias, 1577-1660Date: 1638- Books
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Hermippus redivivus: or, the sage's triumph over old age and the grave. Wherein a method is laid down for prolonging the life and vigour of man. Including A Commentary upon an Antient Inscription, in which this great Secret is revealed; supported by numerous Authorities. The whole Interspersed with A great Variety of remarkable and well attested Relations.
Cohausen, Johann Heinrich, 1665-1750.Date: MDCCLXXI. [1771]- Books
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A letter from a physician in the Highlands, to his friend in London, on the subject of a consumptive habit. Wherein he demonstrates, That Temperance, or a proper Regimen of Diet, a moderate Exercise, without the Aid of Medicine, or Regard to Climate, may with Safety be depended on for a Cure in all such Cases. The Whole illustrated by A distinct Account of the Regimen of Diet observed by the oldest Men now living in that Country; especially of one in the Island of Jura, who in his Youth recovered a decayed Constitution; and tho' confined to a sharp Air, and a moist Climate, yet, by the mere Force of Temperance, arrived to the Age of 119, and enjoyed his Health and Senses to the last. To which is prefix'd, The Editor's case, which gave Rise to the Publication of this Letter.
Physician in the Highlands.Date: [1752?]- Books
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Here is a newe boke, called the defence of age, and recouery of youth, translated out of the famous clarke and ryght experte medycyne Arnold de Noua Uilla, very profytable for all men to knowe.
Arnaldus, de Villanova, -1311Date: [1540?]]- Books
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Hermippus redivivus: or, the sage's triumph over old age and the grave. Wherein a method is laid down for prolonging the life and vigour of man. Including a commentary upon an antient inscription, in which this great secret is revealed; supported by numerous authorities. The whole interspersed with a great variety of remarkable and well attested relations.
Cohausen, Johann Heinrich, 1665-1750.Date: M.DCC.XLIV. [1744]- Books
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A treatise of health and long life, with the sure means of attaining it, in two books. The first by Leonard Lessius, the second of Lewis Cornaro, a noble Venetian: translated into English, by Timothy Smith, apothecary.
Lessius, Leonardus, 1554-1623.Date: [1743]- Books
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Sure methods of attaining a long and healthful life. Written originally in Italian, by Lewis Cornaro, A noble Ve netian, when near an hundred Years old. Translated into English by W. Jones A.B.
Cornaro, Luigi, 1475-1566.Date: MDCCLXVIII [1768]- Books
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Hermippus redivivus: or, the sage's triumph over old age and the grave. Wherein, a method is laid down for prolonging the life and vigour of man. Including, A Commentary upon an Antient Inscription, in which this great secret is revealed; supported by numerous Authorities. The Whole Interspersed With a great Variety of remarkable, and well attested Relations.
Cohausen, Johann Heinrich, 1665-1750.Date: M,DCC,XLIV. [1744]- Books
Pantheum hygiasticum Hippocratico-hermeticum, de hominis vita, ad centum et viginti annos salubriter producenda libris tribus distinctum ... / Auctore, & collectore Claudio Deodato.
Deodatus, Claudius, active 1603-1628.Date: 1628- Books
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Cornaro's Treatise of temperance and sobriety. Shewing the right way of preserving life and health; Together with Soundness of the Senses, Judgment, and Memory. unto extream old Age.
Cornaro, Luigi, 1475-1566.Date: MDCCXXIX. [1729]- Books
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Hygiasticon: or, a treatise of the means of health and long life. Written originally in Latin, by Leonard Lessius. Now rendered into English, by T. Smith. Whereunto is annexed, Cornaro's Treatise of the benefits of a sober life.
Lessius, Leonardus, 1554-1623.Date: 1742- Books
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An essay of health and long life. By George Cheyne, M. D. F. R. S.
Cheyne, George, 1671-1743.Date: 1725- Books
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An essay of health and long life. By George Cheyne, ...
Cheyne, George, 1671-1743.Date: 1725