Lectures upon Anatomy
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Title
Lectures upon Anatomy
Subject
Warren, John, 1753-1815
Harvard Medical School
Lecture notes
Description
Partially in the handwriting of Dr. John Warren, this volume of lecture notes, beginning on December 10, 1783, contains the earliest surviving record of teaching at Harvard Medical School. The lectures were delivered in Harvard Hall, on the campus in Cambridge.
After summarizing the history of his subject, Dr. Warren then justifies dissection as an essential component to anatomical study: “At the first view of dissections, the stomach is apt to turn, but custom wears off such impressions. It is anatomy that directs the knife in the hand of a skilful surgeon, & shews him where he may perform any necessary operation with safety to the patient. It is this which enables the physician to form an accurate knowledge of diseases & open dead bodies with grace, to discover the cause or seat of the disease, & the alteration it may have made in the several parts.”
Abstract
Excerpt from the lecture notes of John Warren (1753-1815)
Creator
Warren, John, 1753-1815
Date Created
1783-1785
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
Harvard Medical Library Rare Books Collection (H MS b3.13)
References
View the complete work online through the Harvard University Library.
Format
text
Extent
excerpt (1 page)
Language
English
Type
text
Provenance
Bequest of Dr. John Warren to the Harvard Medical Library, 1928
Files
Collection
Citation
Warren, John, 1753-1815, “Lectures upon Anatomy,” OnView, accessed October 13, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/6554.