| RefNo | CLP/14ii/4 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'Being a discourse of fevers' by unknown author |
| Date | 1714 |
| Description | The author describes the symptoms of fever and the impact of fever on the blood and pulse. The author goes on to explore 'benificial' [sic] and 'destructive' types of heat and shares a method for accurately measuring the temperature of a patient with a thermometer. Marked by recipient or reader as 'this paper only to be filed'.
Subject: Medicine / Haematology
Read 28 October 1714. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |