Experimental inquiries : part the first. Containing an inquiry into the properties of the blood. With remarks on some of its morbid appearances: and an appendix, relating to the discovery of the lymphatic system in birds, fish, and the animals called amphibious / by William Hewson.

  • Hewson William, 1739-1774.
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Experimental inquiries : part the first. Containing an inquiry into the properties of the blood. With remarks on some of its morbid appearances: and an appendix, relating to the discovery of the lymphatic system in birds, fish, and the animals called amphibious / by William Hewson. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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London : printed for J. Johnson, 1780.

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xvi, 218 pages, 6 unnumbered pages ; 8o

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The third edition.

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Refr: ESTC N8976 Desc: With a half-title; With three final advertisement leaves Note: Hewson studied medicine at Newcastle and Edinburgh and was assistant and partner at William Hunter's anatomy school in London. Hewson demonstrated the existence of lymph vessels in animals, explained their function, and also ascertained that the coagulation of blood was caused by a substance in the plasma. At times called the 'father of haematology', Hewson's life was cut short as a result of sepsis contracted while dissecting a cadaver

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