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Medicine -- Anecdotes

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English commonplace book on observations relating to human abnormalities and natural phenomena

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/217
Scope and Contents English commonplace book, compiled by an unknown author by 1795, containing observations and historical anecdotes relating to human abnormalities, including dwarfs and giants, longevity and rejuvenation, and multiple births, as well as natural phenomena, such as fires and earthquakes. Many anecdotes are dated and contain citations to sources.
Dates: circa 1795
Found in: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia / English commonplace book on observations relating to human abnormalities and natural phenomena

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