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The Harvard Classics
Scientific Papers: Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology
Vol. 38
Introductory Note to Hippocrates
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Introductory Note
The Oath of Hippocrates
Hippocrates
The Law of Hippocrates
Hippocrates
The Law of Hippocrates
Introductory Note to Paré
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Journeys in Diverse Places
Ambroise Paré
Journeys in Diverse Places
Introductory Note to Harvey
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On the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals
William Harvey
Most Illustrious Prince
Dedication
Introduction
The Heart and Blood
I the Author's Motives for Writing
II on the Motions of the Heart
III of the Motions of the Arteries
IV of the Motion of the Heart
V of the Motion, Action and Office
VI of the Course by Which the Blood
VII the Blood Passes Through the Substance
VIII of the Quantity of Blood
X That There Is a Circulation
X the First Position
XI the Second Position
XII That There Is a Circulation
XIII the Third Position Is Confirmed
XIV Conclusion of the Demonstration
XV the Circulation of the Blood
XVI the Circulation of the Blood Is Further Proved
XVII the Motion and Circulation of the Blood
Introductory Note to Jenner
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The Three Original Publications on Vaccination Against Smallpox
Edward Jenner
My Dear Friend
Vaccination Against Smallpox
Introductory Note to Holmes
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The Contagiousness of Puerperal Fever
Oliver Wendell Holmes
The Contagiousness of Puerperal Fever
Introductory Note to Lister
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On the Antiseptic Principle of the Practice of Surgery
Joseph Lister
Antiseptic Principle Ofthe Practice of Surgery
Introductory Note to Pasteur
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The Physiological Theory of Fermentation
Louis Pasteur
Author's Preface
Physiological Theory of Fermentation
The Germ Theory and Its Applications to Medicine and Surgery
Louis Pasteur
On the Extension of the Germ Theory to the Etiology of Certain Common Diseases
Louis Pasteur
The Extension of the Germ Theory
Introductory Note to Lyell
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Prejudices Which Have Retarded the Progress of Geology
Sir Charles Lyell
Uniformity in the Series of Past Changes in the Animate and Inanimate World
Sir Charles Lyell