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Dissertations, etc., 1751-1799

Collection: Essays and Dissertations of the Scottish Royal Medical Society, 1751-1970 Volumes 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, in 1773 (v.5, p.9), Edward Mease presented a dissertation in answer to an issue raised by H. Cullen: "May we attribute the differences which are observable in the human race to the effects of moral & physical causes or must we conclude that mankind has consisted of distinct species from the beginning of the world?" Then, in 1794/5 (v.31, p. 274), R.E. Taylor addressed the question: "What are the causes of the varieties of complexion in the human species?"While most volumes begin with a table of contents, the collection includes comprehensive indices a fully keyword-searchable author/title index.

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Vol. 42

Supplied title in later hand, Questions, 1798-9. Volume contents: By what processes is air produced in the different cavities of the body? / by Thomas Bateman. - Do the cavities...

Date:1798-1799
Contributor:Edinburgh University Library
Identifier:71941v042
Archive Reference(s):Shelfmark Acb 46

Vol. 41

Entitled Records of the Royal Medical Society, commencing in Febr[ua]ry 1799, preceded by a page marked Cases. Volume contents: Haemorrhea / by Thomas Batemann. - Ophthalmia / by Benjamin George...

Date:1799-1799
Contributor:Edinburgh University Library
Identifier:71941v041
Archive Reference(s):Shelfmark Acb 45

Vol. 40

Entitled Records of the Royal Medical Soc[iet]y, commencing in Jan[ua]ry 1798. Volume contents: What are the causes alleged for the production of the menstrual fluids? / by William Armstrong. -...

Date:1798-1799
Contributor:Edinburgh University Library
Identifier:71941v040
Archive Reference(s):Shelfmark Acb 44

Vol. 39

Entitled Records of the Royal Medical Society, commencing in January 1798, preceded by a page marked Cases, and in later hand, for 1798-99. Volume contents: Epilepsy / by William Armstrong....

Date:1798-1799
Contributor:Edinburgh University Library
Identifier:71941v039
Archive Reference(s):Shelfmark Acb 43

Vol. 38

Entitled Records of the Royal Medical Society, commencing in January 1797. Volume contents: Bronchirele / by Thomas G. Arnold. - Diabetes / by George Birkbeck. - Intermittent fever / by...

Date:1797-1798
Contributor:Edinburgh University Library
Identifier:71941v038
Archive Reference(s):Shelfmark Acb 42

Vol. 37

Entitled Records of the Royal Medical Society, commencing in December 1796. Volume contents: To what cause are we to attribute the formation of glaciers? / by Thomas G. Arnold. -...

Date:1796-1796
Contributor:Edinburgh University Library
Identifier:71941v037
Archive Reference(s):Shelfmark Acb 41

Vol. 36

Entitled Records of the Royal Medical Society, commencing in February 1796. Volume contents: Colica Saturnina / by John Barnett. - Angina prectoris / by Joseph Bealy. - Jaundice / by...

Date:1796-1799
Contributor:Edinburgh University Library
Identifier:71941v036
Archive Reference(s):Shelfmark Acb 40

Vol. 35

Entitled Records of the Royal Medical Society, commencing in December 1795. Volume contents: Is the principle of evaporation to be considered simply as a chemical solution or not? / by...

Date:1795-1796
Contributor:Edinburgh University Library
Identifier:71941v035
Archive Reference(s):Shelfmark Acb 39

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