AbstractIn 1743 Francis Hauksbee the Younger published a proposal for an ‘Experimentum Crucis’ (‘decisive experiment’) to compare his own medication for venereal disease with other treatments. Previously he had sought to replicate the methods of James Jurin FRS, who published outcomes from inoculation against smallpox in the 1720s. By seeking to record outcomes (‘Safety and… Continue reading ‘Experimentum Crucis’: Hauksbee the Younger’s ‘decisive experiment’ for comparing the ‘Safety and Efficacy’ of new medicines (1743)
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Woodcuts as Reading Guides: How Images Shaped Knowledge Transmission in Medical-Astrological Books in Dutch (1500-1550) by Andrea van Leerdam (2023)
Woodcuts as Reading Guides: How Images Shaped Knowledge Transmission in Medical-Astrological Books in Dutch (1500-1550) by Andrea van Leerdam (2023) In the first half of the sixteenth century, the Low Countries saw the rise of a lively market for practical and instructive books that targeted non-specialist readers. This study shows how woodcuts in vernacular books… Continue reading Woodcuts as Reading Guides: How Images Shaped Knowledge Transmission in Medical-Astrological Books in Dutch (1500-1550) by Andrea van Leerdam (2023)
On this day … 16 September 1893
The Preston Chronicle carried a report from an angry meeting at Freckleton at which residents protested about ‘the abominable nuisance caused by the Preston Corporation and other public bodies bringing their sewage into the village’. The main target for the protests was Freckleton Farm. The sewage of both Preston and Fulwood was carried eight miles… Continue reading On this day … 16 September 1893
Medicine on the Move: Early Modern Travel and Remedies
Alun WitheyUniversity of Exeter Cross-posted from Dr Alun Withey As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one of the things that I am thinking about is the place of travel within early modern medical remedy culture. What kinds of conditions could befall travellers? What did… Continue reading Medicine on the Move: Early Modern Travel and Remedies
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