Hales - Esperienze ed Osservazioni Intorno ai Calcoli...

Rare enlarged third edition of this medical treatise on nephrology with observations on bladder and renal stones. The Englishman Stephan Hales (1678-1761) devoted himself to natural sciences and medicine, and he is also remembered for having been the first to turn seawater into freshwater. Stephan Hales, Experiences and Observations around the Calculi of the bladder, and of the kidneys, and the specific remedy of Giovanna Stefens against this malady..., Naples, Gaetano Castellano, 1776. Pages: 296. COMPLETE, with a folded plate at the end. A copy with leaves in overall very good condition. Usual signs of use and time. Contemporary binding in full parchment with title and gold tooling on the spine, very well preserved. White flyleaves. Red-sprinkled edges.

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