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Medicine

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = NAHSTE

Found in 62 Collections and/or Records:

2 Common-place books with medical receipts and prescriptions, and with gardening hints

 Fonds — Box CLX-A-622
Identifier: Coll-1555
Scope and Contents The common-place books are written in the same hand, largely, and are described as: 1 x common-place book, small 4to, with 174pp numbered, dating from 1817-1837, though a later style of handwriting on last unnumbered 4 pp feature the date 1849. Original lightly diced Russia, lacking spine. Manuscript medical receipts, prescriptions. Entries feature named Scottish doctors or Scottish periodicals. An...
Dates: 1810-1860
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

A Summary of Replacement Techniques (those replacing animals in research), 1975

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1618/2/1/3/1/30
Scope and Contents

a leaflet titled "A Summary of Replacement Techniques (those replacing animals in research)", which explains the alternatives to animal experimentation in medicine. Published by the SSPV.

Revised April 1990.

Dates: 1975
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of OneKind animal welfare charity / Campaigns / Vivisection and Animal Experimentation / Leaflets and Pamphlets / Leaflets and Pamphlets Published by OneKind

Artificium singulare in Oculo Noctua, 1695

 Item
Identifier: Coll-33/Quarto A [93]
Scope and Contents

A note and diagram on corneal occlusion, taken down by Gregory from Archibald Pitcairne.

Dates: 1695
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of David Gregory / Quarto A

Author catalogue, late 18th century

 Item — Volume EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/1/Da.1.7
Identifier: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/1/Da.1.7
Scope and Contents

Author catalogue for scientific and medical works.

Dates: late 18th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / Administration and Support Services / Library / Catalogues

Brains Trust on Natural Methods of Healing, report of proceedings, 1955 - 1956

 File
Identifier: Coll-1618/2/1/4/2/2
Scope and Contents Three copies of a report of proceedings at a meeting held under the auspices of the Committee of the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Vivisection, Brains Trust on Natural Methods of Healing. The report contains a transcription of what was said as part of a Brains Trust event whereby members of the public asked questions to the SSPV seeking answers. Questions include, is vivisection justifiable, is smoking bad for you, can diseases and infection be cured by the mind alone? All three...
Dates: 1955 - 1956
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of OneKind animal welfare charity / Campaigns / Vivisection and Animal Experimentation / Anti-Vaccination and Alternative Medicine Documents / Documents

Clinical cases of Dr. Rutherford and Dr. Gregory, November 1793

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1326
Scope and Contents

An index at the beginning of this substantial volume of clinical case notes lists 28 women and 31 men with their symptoms and treatment recorded in manuscript notes over more than 600 pages. The manuscript offers much information on the methods of these two leading 18th century Scottish physicians.

Dates: 1793
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Collection of Library slips relating to Edinburgh University theses, 1844

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1288
Scope and Contents The 5 x slips (fragments) were discovered by cataloguing staff inside earlier Edinburgh University theses. They are handwritten in ink. The fragments are: - a note of page references with some remarks relating to a medical text - a list of theses sent either by or to Prof. Christison, Edinburgh College, 26 July 1844 - with the names Vass, Anderson, Chepmell, Etherington, Fleming,...
Dates: 1844
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Copies of the Medical Review and Medical News, 1954 - 1967

 File
Identifier: Coll-1618/2/1/4/2/1
Scope and Contents Copies of "The Medical Review", (formerly The Prescriber) and "Medyckal Tidyngs", a satirical supplement to "Medical News", December 22-29, 1967. The Medical Review was editied by James Burnet and was published in Edinburgh from 3 Howe Street. The review contains articles and avertisements relating to medical treatment and opinion on topics such as cancer, respiratory diseases, cardiology, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, industrial diseases, urology, and gastro-intestinal diseases....
Dates: 1954 - 1967
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of OneKind animal welfare charity / Campaigns / Vivisection and Animal Experimentation / Anti-Vaccination and Alternative Medicine Documents / Documents

De Transmutatione Figurarum, c1688-1707

 Item
Identifier: Coll-33/Quarto A [96]
Scope and Contents

A treatment by Craig(e) of transmutation of a particular curve into another.

Secondarily, there is a tabulation of the Measures of the Blood Vessells in Dogs by James Kyll MD at Oxford in 1699, and a Dr Robert Areskine's Measures of the Arterys (human? canine?). There is also a 1707 note about how the French form the chamber of their mortars, and a passing mention of a new proposal on quadrature just brought before the Royal Society.

Dates: c1688-1707
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of David Gregory / Quarto A

Diaries of Dr. S. W. Carruthers

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1134
Scope and Contents The collection is composed of notes and news cuttings at Dc.2.76/17, a dissertation at Gen. 1931, and three manuscript diaries at E2008.14.The material at Dc.2.76/17 consists of a notebook (circa 17 pages) with notes accompanying several newspaper cuttings on various University activities. The front cover is noted 'Edinburgh University / Various Student Activities / 1887-1888'. It contains clippings relating to: the Rectorial Elections 1887 and 1888 and from the ...
Dates: 1885-1888
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

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