Paper, 'The practice of purging and vomiting medicine according to Dr Cockburn's solution of his problem' by Dr [William] Cockburn
Reference number: CLP/14i/63
Date: 1708
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Cockburn writes on the dosing of purging and vomiting medicine, how they interact with the blood in the body, the different effects these medicines give. He finishes with dosing tables to be used when prescribing these medicines.
Subject: Medicine / Pharmacy
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'The practice of purging and vomiting medicines, according to Dr. Cockburn's solution of his problem; with tables shewing their doses in particular ages and constitutions. Inscrib'd to the learned Dr. Garth, F. R. S. by W. Cockburn, M. D.'
Read to the Royal Society on 2 June 1708.
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- CLP/14i/63
- Earliest possible date
- 1708
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 9 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Cockburn, Paper, 'The practice of purging and vomiting medicine according to Dr Cockburn's solution of his problem' by Dr [William] Cockburn, 1708, CLP/14i/63, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_14i_63/paper-the-practice-of-purging-and-vomiting-medicine-according-to-dr-cockburns-solution-of-his-problem-by-dr-william-cockburn, accessed on 20 July 2026
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I. The practice of purging and vomiting medicines, according to Dr. Cockburn's solution of his problem; with tables shewing their doses in particular ages and constitutions. Inscrib'd to the learned Dr. Garth, F. R. S. by W. Cockburn, M. D. External link, opens in new tab.
Author: William Cockburn
Date: 1st April 1708
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1708.0006
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