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The angel of Bethesda [1724] edited, with introduction and notes by Gordon W. Jones.

Publication Details

Barre, MA: American Antiquarian Society & Barre Publishers, 1972 CE.

The only large systematic compilation of medical knowledge prepared in the Thirteen Colonies before the American revolution. The manuscript, which Mather finished in 1724, remained unpublished in the American Antiquarian Society until the above edition.

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COUNTRIES, CONTINENTS AND REGIONS › United States COUNTRIES, CONTINENTS AND REGIONS › United States › American Northeast Ethics, Biomedical Medicine: General Works

Catalog Metadata	Reference Information
Entry Number	#2199.1
Permanent Link	https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/1598
External URL	the-angel-of-bethesda-1724-edited-with-introduction-and-notes

Geographic Context

Publication place: Barre, MA