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A discourse on the nature, causes, and cure of corpulency. Illustrated by a remarkable case, Read before the Royal Society, November 1757. And now first published.

Publication Details

London: L. David and C. Reymers, 1760 CE.

Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.

Catalog Metadata	Reference Information
Entry Number	#7060
Permanent Link	https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/9227
Author Bio Link	Wikipedia ↗
External URL	a-discourse-on-the-nature-causes-and-cure-of-corpulency-illustrated-by-a-remarkable-case-read-before-the-royal-society-november-1757-and-now-first-published-

Publication place: London