| Reference number | RBO/19/23 |
| Alternative reference number | RBO.19.129 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | 'An abstract of Medical Essays and Observations revised and published by a Society in Edinburgh anno 1733' by Dr Graeme |
| Date | 1735 |
| Description | Details about the city of Edinburgh and the surrounding landscape; meteorological observations given; account of the diseases that were prevalent in Edinburgh between 1731 and 1732; account of an alterative mercurial medicine communicated to the Society by Andrew Plummer; details of the virtues and uses of the mineral water near Moffat by George Milligen, surgeon at Moffat; experiments on the medicinal waters of Moffat by Andrew Plummer; essay on the art of injecting the vessels of animals by Alexander Monro; demonstrating the strength of the bones to resist powers applied to break them transversely by William Porterfield; remarks on the Articulation, muscles and luxation of the lower jaw by Alexander Monro; essay on the motion of the thorax and lungs in respiration by George Martin; essay on the nutrition of the foetus in utero by Joseph Gibson; improvements in performing the operation of the paracenthesis; concerning kidney stones; essay on the improvement of medicine by John Drummond senior
Read to the Royal Society on 24 April 1735 and 1 May 1735 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 27 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |