1880–1889

1877 CE

#4343

On a form of chronic inflammation of bones (osteitis deformans).

Paget was at one time Sergeant Surgeon to Queen Victoria. His classic description of osteitis deformans led that condition to be called “Paget’s disease”. Reprinted in Med. Classics, 1936, 1, 29-71.

1879 CE

#122

Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Zelle und ihrer Lebenserscheinungen

Classic account of cell division and karyokinesis. Flemming named the nuclear substance “chromatin” and gave the name “mitosis” to cell division. Translation of Part II in J. Cell Biol., 1965, …

1880 CE

#4078

A clinical study of hydroa.

First description of dermatitis herpetiformis (“Duhring’s disease”; see No. 4083).

1880 CE

#4846

A practical treatise on nervous exhaustion (neurasthenia).

1880 CE

#3685.1

A treatise on oral deformities.

First "scientific" treatment of irregularities of the teeth. Kingsley made the first attempt at systematizing the treatment of occlusal abnormalities

1880 CE

#7287

Breves apuntes sobre algunos objetos prehistóricos de la provincia de Santander

Privately printed pamphlet asserting the prehistoric origin of cave paintings discovered in the cave of Altamira, Cantabria, Spain by Maria Sanz de Sautuola, daughter of the author. These were first prehistoric cave p…

1880 CE

#11291

Catalogue of the "Wood" Museum of Bellevue Hospital, New York City. Comprising a descriptive and classified list of anatomical and pathological specimens.

Described 224 specimens in 26 categories. The museum was colected by James Rushmore Wood.

1880 CE

#5676

Clinical observations on the introduction of tracheal tubes by the mouth instead of performing tracheotomy or laryngotomy.

First administration of an anesthetic (chloroform) through a metal tracheal tube introduced by the mouth (endotracheal anesthesia).

1880 CE

#4700

Contribution à l’étude de l’idiotàie.

“Bourneville’s disease”, tuberous sclerosis, epiloia (p. 81). Digital facsimile from biuSante.parisdescartes.fr at this link. For the history of the understanding of this disease see the remarkable W…

1880 CE

#2492.1

De l’extension de la théorie des germes à l’étiologie de quelques maladies communes.

In this study of furunculosis (“boils”) and osteomyelitis Pasteur left the first recognizable descriptions of staphylococcus and streptococcus. The term streptococcus had been coined by Billroth in 1874; h…

1880 CE

#4561

De la narcolepsie.

Narcolepsy first fully described.

1880 CE

#5773

Die Krankheiten der Brustdrüsen.

A monograph on cancer and other diseases of the breast, including a discussion of cancer in the male breast in the final chapter. This work is also significant in the history of plastic and reconstructive surgery. Dig…

1880 CE

#11721

Die Messung des Pulses und des Blutdrucks am Menschen.

Probably the first book published on the messurement blood pressure in mankind. Mostly concerned with normal physiologic conditions, with a small section on fluctuations in illness. Digital facsimile from Google Books…

1880 CE

#5030

Die Organismen in den Organen bei Typhus abdominalis.

Salmonella typhi, causal organism of typhoid, was discovered by Eberth. Some European writers refer to the disease as “Eberth’s disease”.

1880 CE

#2329

Die Tuberkulose vom Standpunkte der Infectionslehre.

Cohnheim, a pioneer pathologist, was Virchow’s most distinguished pupil. Among his many valuable experiments, the greatest was perhaps his successful inoculation of tuberculosis in the anterior chamber of the ra…

1880 CE

#5346.2

Distoma ringeri.

Manson made a fundamental contribution to knowledge on paragonimiasis with his description of its etiology and of the parasite. He named it Distoma ringeri after Dr. Ringer, who recovered it from the lung at necropsy;…

1880 CE

#12884

Fisologia del dolore.

Mantegazza performed pioneering research into the physiology of pain at his experimental laboratory. His work marks the beginning of algometry, the scientific measurement of responses to pain stimuli. Mantegazza inven…

1880 CE

#2589

Hay fever.

1880 CE

#3594.1

Hernia, strangulated and reducible, with cure by subcutaneous injections.

The injection method of treating hernia remained a frequently utilized procedure until the 1930s.

1880 CE

#7874

Histoire des monstres, depuis l'antiquité jusqu'a nos jours.

Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.

1880 CE

#2035

Historical sketch of the progress of pharmacy in Great Britain.

1880 CE

#7440

Island life: Or, the phenomena and causes of insular faunas and floras, including a revision and attempted solution of the problem of geological climates.

"In 1880, Wallace published the book Island Life as a sequel to The Geographical Distribution of Animals. It surveyed the distribution of both animal and plant species on islands. Wallace classified islands into three…

1880 CE

#7984

La médecine du Thalmud ou tous le passages concernant la médecine extraits des 21 traités du Thalmud de Babylone.

Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.

1880 CE

#1870

Medicinal plants, being descriptions with original figures of the principal plants employed in medicine. 4 vols.

1880 CE

#1621

Observations on the construction of healthy dwellings.

Galton spent some years in the army; he had a variety of interests, chief among them being railways, education and sanitary science. He designed the Herbert Hospital at Woolwich and he invented a ventilating fire grate.

1880 CE

#1127

Om en ny körtel hos menniskan och atskilliga däggdjur.

Remak, Owen, and Virchow had previously noted the presence of what may have been parathyroids; the first systematic account of them was given by Sandström. An English translation of this paper appeared in Bull. I…

1880 CE

#3565

On perityphlitis.

Sands published an account of 26 cases, in which he had operated successfully in all but two. His later publications show that he recognized the early signs of perforation of the appendix, and he advocated and practis…

1880 CE

#4501.1

On the association of affections of the throat with acute rheumatism.

Fowler drew attention to the association of throat infections with acute rheumatism.

1880 CE

#177

On the skin-furrows of the hand.

Faulds’s fingerprint method of identification.

1880 CE

#444

Onomatologia anatomica. Geschichte und Kritik der anatomischen Sprache der Gegenwart, mit besonderer Berücksichtigung ihrer Barbarismen, Widersinnigkeiten, Tropen und grammatikalischen Fehler.

A classic work on anatomical terminology. Digital facsimile from Biodiversity Heritage Library at this link.

1880 CE

#3995

Pathologie und Therapie der Hautkrankheiten.

English translation by J. C. Johnston in 1895.

1880 CE

#3996

Photographic illustrations of skin diseases.

Fox, who was Professor of Dermatology in New York, produced a valuable atlas of skin diseases.

1880 CE

#13279

Principles of electro-homoeopathy. A new science discovered by Count Cesar Mattei, of Bologna.

"Electrohomoeopathy (or Mattei cancer cure) is a derivative of homeopathy invented in the 19th century by Count Cesare Mattei. The name is derived from a combination of electro (referring to an electric bio-energy con…

1880 CE

#1278

Studien über mechanische Nervenreizung.

Contains important work on the effects of mechanical stimulation of nerve.

1880 CE

#6838

Sulla circolazione del sangue nel cervello dell’uomo. Ricerche sfigmografiche.

In this work Angelo Mosso reported his discovery that blood circulation in the brain increases in certain discrete areas during mental activity, and published the records of this activity produced by the machine he in…

1880 CE

#1277

Sulla struttura delle fibre nervosa midollate periferiche e centrali.

“Golgi cells” first described.

1880 CE

#5169

Sur l’étiologie du charbon.

First use of attenuated bacteria for therapeutic purposes. See also the same journal, 1881, 92, 1378-83.

1880 CE

#2537

Sur les maladies virulentes, et en particulier sur la maladie appelée vulgairement choléra des poules.

This paper marked the beginning of Pasteur’s work on the attenuation of the infective organism. Noting that fowls inoculated with an attenuated form of the chicken cholera bacterium acquired immunity, he develop…

1880 CE

#1225

The anatomy and pathology of two important glands of the female urethra.

“Skene’s glands” described.

1880 CE

#4562

The diagnosis of diseases of the spinal cord.

Gowers demonstrated the dorsal spinocerebellar tract, “Gowers’s tract”, and introduced the terms myotatic and knee-jerk, which he elicited with the rubber edge of his stethoscope or a percussion hammer.

1880 CE

#9306

The home hand-book of domestic hygiene and rational medicine.

"Kellogg was not only a physician, surgeon, author, and administrator, but also an inventor. Although less discussed in comparison to his food creations, he designed and improved upon a number of medical devices that …

1880 CE

#8976

The natural & moral history of Indies, by Father Joseph de Acosta. Reprinted from the English translated edition of Edward Grimston, 1604. And edited, with notes and an introduction by Clements R. Markham. Vol. 1: The natural history. Vol. 2: The moral history. 2 vols.

Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.

1880 CE

#13169

The physiology of woman, embracing girlhood, maternity, and mature age, with essays on the "Coeducation of the sexes in medicine," "The physiological basis of education," "Temperance from a physician's point of view, and "A plea for moderation."

Stevenson was the first woman member of the American Medical Association (AMA), the first woman appointed on the Illinois State Board of Health, and the first woman to be on staff at the Cook County Hospital in Chicag…

1880 CE

#13109

The spectroscope in medicine.

1880 CE

#6874

Tratado clinico iconografico de dermatologia quirurgica.

The first medical text in Spanish to use photographs as illustrations. Includes 17 lithographed plates (12 chromolithographs) and 3 original photographs (2 hand-colored). Giné y Partagás was a surgeon, d…

1880 CE

#3125.4

Über Regeneration und Degeneration der rothen Blutscheiben bei Anämien.

1880 CE

#5512

Ueber Actinomykose.

Ponfick recognized the causative role of Actinomyces in human actinomycosis; he established the identity of the human and animal forms of the disease. He published a book on the subject, Die Actinomykose des Menschen,…

1880 CE

#5209

Ueber Bacterien bei den venerischen Krankheiten.

Leistikow was first to report the cultivation of the gonococcus.

1880 CE

#2783

Ueber die pathologische Gerinnungs-Vorgänge.

First description (p. 106) of myocardial infarction. Leibowitz called this "the most significant contribution by a pathologist to the history of coronary heart disease." He also wrote, "This work not only provides a g…

1880 CE

#1871

Ueber die physiologische Wirking des Cocaïn.

Anrep studied the action of cocaine and, like Moréno y Maïz, suggested that it might be used as a local anesthetic.