Philosophical, medical, and experimental essays ... To which is added an appendix; containing a letter to the author from Dr. Saunders, on the solution of human calculi / [Thomas Percival].

  • Percival, Thomas, 1740-1804
Date:
1776
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Credit: Philosophical, medical, and experimental essays ... To which is added an appendix; containing a letter to the author from Dr. Saunders, on the solution of human calculi / [Thomas Percival]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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