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The characteristics of homoeopathia. From Hahnemann's "Geist der Homöopathischen Heil-lehre."

Publication Details

New York: J. & J. Harper, 1825 CE.

The first publication on homeopathy issued in the United States— a translation of Hahnemann's essay. The 24-page pamphlet was dedicated to David Hosack of New York, and gratuitously distributed to leading physicians throughout the country, but it was written in such imperfect and obscure English that few were able to understand it. Digital facsimile from the National Library of Medicine at this link.

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ALTERNATIVE, Complimentary & Pseudomedicine › Homeopathy COUNTRIES, CONTINENTS AND REGIONS › United States COUNTRIES, CONTINENTS AND REGIONS › United States › American Northeast

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Publication place: New York