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Pseudodoxia epidemica, or, enquiries into very many received tenents and commonly presumed truths.

BROWNE, Sir Thomas (1605 – 1682) Wikipedia

Publication Details

London: Printed by T. H. for E. Dod, 1646 CE.

In this widely read work of popular science that underwent six editions in Browne's lifetime Browne debunked numerous quack cures, etc. Full text from quod.lib.umich.edu at this link. Digital facsimile of the 4th edition (1658) from the Internet Archive at this link.

Browse Tags

Traditional & Indigenous
Alternative & Fringe Medicine
Professions & Education

Thematic Classifications

Popularization of Medicine Quackery

Catalog Metadata	Reference Information
Entry Number	#10032
Permanent Link	https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/12221
Author Bio Link	Wikipedia ↗
External URL	pseudodoxia-epidemica-or-enquiries-into-very-many-received-tenents-and-commonly-presumed-truths

Geographic Context

Publication place: London