Essays and Dissertations of the Scottish Royal Medical Society, 1751-1970 - Volumes
Volumes
4 volumes in Essays and Dissertations of the Scottish Royal Medical Society, 1751-1970
Dissertations, etc., 1751-1799
These eighteenth-century volumes (vol. 1-42) are mostly arranged in chronological order, bearing a variety of titles, including: Medical news; Medical dissertations read before the Medical Society of Edinburgh; Cases [or Questions] with comments by members of the Royal Medical Society, commencing in [...]; and frequently Records of the Royal Medical Society.The topics covered here are broader than medicine, including enquiries which perhaps anticipate Charles Darwin's ideas on evolution. For example,... Read more →
Dissertations, etc., 1800-1899
This second series of dissertations, covering the 19th century, includes topics which demonstrate the influence of developments in other fields of science, for example electricity, had on medicine. Hence one finds research on "The therapeutic properties of electricity" by John Hay in 1841/2 (v.106, p. 1037), "The uses of electricity" by Augustus B. Calder in 1877 (v.147, p.575), and "On medical electricity" by William Hunter in 1883/4 (v.154, p.34), building... Read more →
Comments on the aphorisms of Hippocrates
A late 18th century collection of manuscript comments in Latin, composed and duly signed by members of the Society, on individual aphorisms by Hippocrates, or Hippocratis Aphorismi. A few of the aphorisms are quoted in Greek as well as in the better known Latin translation, which famously begins: "Vita brevis, ars longa, occasio praeceps, experientia fallax, judicium difficile." Arranged in three volumes, perhaps originally vol. 2-4 judging by the shelfmarks,... Read more →
Indices to the dissertations
Comprises a keyword-searchable typescript author/title index of the entire collection, as well as images of the Society's handwritten subject index. Read more →
