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Health's improvement, or rules for preparing all sorts of food used in this nation. Written by that ever famous Thomas Muffet, Doctor in physick: Corrected and enlarged by Christopher Bennet, Doctor in Physick, and fellow of the Colledg of Physitians in London.

Publication Details

London: Printed by Tho: Newcomb for Samuel Thomson, 1655 CE.

Moffet's work in nutrition was collected in his book Health's Improvement, which was designed more for the layman than for physicians. It also contains the first list of British wildfowl, recognizing for the first time the migratory habits of many of them. Like Moffet'sTheatrum Insectorum, this work was published posthumously, edited for the press by Christopher Bennet. Digital text available from Early English Books Online at this link. Digital facsimile of the London, 1744 edition "To which is now prefix'd a short view of the author's life and writings by Mr. [William] Oldys and an introduction by R[obert] James from Google Books at this link.

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Entry Number#9324
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/11506
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLhealths-improvement-or-rules-for-preparing-all-sorts-of-food

Geographic Context

Publication place: London