{"product_id":"the-works-literary-moral-and-medical-of-thomas-percival-m-d-9781108067355","title":"The Works Literary Moral and Medical of Thomas Percival M.D.","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA physician and medical reformer, Thomas Percival (17401804) is most notable for his pioneering contribution to the formulation of medical ethics. This four-volume collection, published in 1807, gathers together his diverse works. A selection of his correspondence and a short biography are also included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdvertisement; Part I: Preface; The empiric, or man of experience; The dogmatic, or rationalist; Experiments and observations on astringents and bitters; On the uses and operation of blisters; An inquiry into the resemblance between chyle and milk; Experiments and observations on water, particularly the hard pump water of Manchester; On the disadvantages of inoculating children in early infancy; On the efficacy of external applications in the angina maligna, or ulcerous sore throat; Part II: Preface; Observations and experiments on the Columbo root; On the preparation, culture, and use of the orchis root; Experiments and observations on the waters of Buxton and Matlock; Observations on the medicinal uses of fixed air; On the antiseptic and sweetening powers, and on the varieties of factitious air; On the noxious vapours of charcoal; On the atrabilis; On the septic quality of sea salt; On coffee; Select histories of diseases with remarks.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769049809239,"sku":"9781108067355","price":41.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781108067355.jpg?v=1758719459","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-works-literary-moral-and-medical-of-thomas-percival-m-d-9781108067355","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}