An inquiry into the nature and treatment of gravel, calculus, and other diseases...

by William Prout

$550 · Offered by Rootenberg Rare Books

First edition

London: Baldwin, Cradock, & Joy, 1821. 8vo. viii, 227 pp. FIRST EDITION. With 9 mounted coloured examples of sediments on the final leaf. Recent calf-backed marbled board, spine label. Item #2695 First edition. Prout was among the first to divided food components into fats, carbohydrates and proteins. This work led to his discovery that the gastric juice contains free hydrochloric

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