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Experimental essays on medical and philosophical subjects particularly, I. On the fermentation of alimentary mixtures, and Digestion of the Food. II. On the Nature and Properties of Fixed Air. III. On the respective Powers, and Manner of Acting, of the different Kinds of Antiseptics. IV. On the Scurvy; with a Proposal for trying new Methods to prevent or cure the same, at Sea. V. On the dissolvent power of quick-lime; and a further Investigation of the Properties of Fixed Air. The second edition, enlarged and corrected. Illustrated with copper-plates. By David Macbride, M.D.

Title
Experimental essays on medical and philosophical subjects [electronic resource] : particularly, I. On the fermentation of alimentary mixtures, and Digestion of the Food. II. On the Nature and Properties of Fixed Air. III. On the respective Powers, and Manner of Acting, of the different Kinds of Antiseptics. IV. On the Scurvy; with a Proposal for trying new Methods to prevent or cure the same, at Sea. V. On the dissolvent power of quick-lime; and a further Investigation of the Properties of Fixed Air. The second edition, enlarged and corrected. Illustrated with copper-plates. By David Macbride, M.D.
Author
MacBride, David, 1726-1778.
Publication
Dublin : printed for Thomas Ewing In Dame-Street, M,DCC,LXVII. [1767]

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Description
viii,218,[4],8p.,tables,plates; 8⁰.
Uniform Title
Experimental essays on the following subjects
Alternative Title
Experimental essays on the following subjects
Subject
  • Antiseptics > Early works to 1800
  • Carbon dioxide > Early works to 1800
  • Fermentation > Early works to 1800
Genre/Form
Essays.
Note
  • The postscript has separate pagination.
  • First published in 1764 as 'Experimental essays on the following subjects.
  • Braces in imprint.
  • Reproduction of original from British Library.
Indexed In (note)
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 642324915
  • ECCO1-T121337
Author
MacBride, David, 1726-1778.
Title
Experimental essays on medical and philosophical subjects [electronic resource] : particularly, I. On the fermentation of alimentary mixtures, and Digestion of the Food. II. On the Nature and Properties of Fixed Air. III. On the respective Powers, and Manner of Acting, of the different Kinds of Antiseptics. IV. On the Scurvy; with a Proposal for trying new Methods to prevent or cure the same, at Sea. V. On the dissolvent power of quick-lime; and a further Investigation of the Properties of Fixed Air. The second edition, enlarged and corrected. Illustrated with copper-plates. By David Macbride, M.D.
Imprint
Dublin : printed for Thomas Ewing In Dame-Street, M,DCC,LXVII. [1767]
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexed In:
English Short Title Catalog, T121337.
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Place of Publication
Ireland Dublin.
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