A treatise on the diseases of the chest and on mediate auscultation / by R.T.H. Laennec ; tr. from the latest French edi., with copious notes and a sketch of the author's life, by John Forbes.

  • Laennec, R. T. H. (René Théophile Hyacinthe), 1781-1826.
Date:
1834
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Credit: A treatise on the diseases of the chest and on mediate auscultation / by R.T.H. Laennec ; tr. from the latest French edi., with copious notes and a sketch of the author's life, by John Forbes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    TO THE THIRD EDITION. It is extremely gratifying to me to be called upon for a new edition of my Translation, within a period of little more than twelve months from the publication of the former. This rapid sale may, I hope, be considered as affording satisfactory evidence of two things by which I am necessarily much interested,—I mean, the increasing attention of the Profession to the subject of Auscultation, and the approval of my efforts to excite and gratify this attention. As I am thoroughly convinced, that the general diffusion, among medical men, of the great pathological and prac- tical truths contained in this treatise, is calculated extensively to benefit mankind, I have derived from the very favourable manner in which my book has been received, a pleasure far above that which could result from any success, however great, of a mere literary kind. The consciousness of being the instrument of good to many, hallows any occupation, and gives dignity even to the humble labours of the Translator. As such, therefore, I am proud to have my name associated, in the medical annals of this country, with the great name of Laennec, although bearing and claiming no higher title than that of a sincere admirer and faithful disciple. In preparing this edition for the press, I have carefully revised the whole, and made such alterations and improvements in various parts of it, as seemed to me desirable. I have modified some of the notes in the former edition, and have added several new ones, which I hope will be found valuable. I confidently trust that the work, in its present form, will con- tinue to be found deserving the patronage which it has hitherto so liberally received. J. F.