INVENTORY #106321
A Treatise on the Diseases of the Chest and on Mediate Auscultation
LAENNEC, R. T. H.; FORBES, John (trans.)
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Rene-Theophile-Hyacinthe Laennec (1781-1826) invented the stethoscope in 1816 and pioneered its use in diagnosing various chest conditions (see Plate VIII at rear). He also researched the skin tumors we know as melanomas, described the role that organ tissues play in disease, and named the liver disease called cirrhosis. Ironically, despite his research into tuberculosis, he died of the disease himself at the age of 45.
Publication Info
- Publisher: T. and G. Underwood
- Edition: Second edition, greatly enlarged
- Date Published: 1827
- Place Published: London
- ISBN: n/a
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- Condition: Very good
- Signed: No
- Dust Jacket: No
- Jacket Condition: n/a
- Details:
xxviii, 722 p. 22 cm. Frontispiece portrait of the author. 8 plates at rear. Half leather with marbled boards. New spine and spine label. Worn corners and edges. Small label front pastedown.