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Lettre de M. Daviel, conseiller, chirurgien ordinaire du roi en survivance & par quartier, à M. de Joyeuse, docteur en médecine de l’Université de Montpellier ....
Publication Details
Paris: J. Bullot, 1748 CE.
The first account of cataract extraction. Daviel also published this in the Mercure de France in September 1748, pp. 198-218. The separate edition, a 24-page pamphlet, was printed from a different setting of type.
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Thematic Classifications
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
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| Entry Number | #13777 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/16064 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | lettre-de-m-daviel-conseiller-chirurgien-ordinaire-du-roi-en-survivance-par-quartier-m-de-joyeuse-docteur-en-mdecine-de-luniversit-de-montpellier- |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Paris