Experiments establishing a criterion between mucaginous and purulent matter : and An account of the retrograde motions of the absorbent vessels of animals bodies in some diseases.

  • Darwin, Charles, 1758-1778.
Date:
1780
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Credit: Experiments establishing a criterion between mucaginous and purulent matter : and An account of the retrograde motions of the absorbent vessels of animals bodies in some diseases. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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