| Collection | GB 0817 Aberdeen Medico-Chirurgical Society |
| Level | Item |
| Ref No | AMCS/3/4/2/4 |
| Title | Lecture notes of Dr. William Cullen taken by H. McAskill on the Institution of Medicine |
| Date | 1772 |
| Extent | 1 volume |
| Description | Lectures 59-73 on the Institution of Medicine by Dr. William Cullen. The pages are not numbered. Subjects covered in the fourth volume include: 'animal blood' (lecture 59), consideration of red globules, gluten and serosity (lecture 61), discussion of problem concerning production of animal heat (lecture 65), consideration of fluids in the body (lecture 68), nutrition (lecture 70). [At the end of the volume, following lecture 73, is the following note: 'He also gives us notice that Mr. James Gregory is to continue his father's lectures'.] |
| Access Status | Restricted |
| Access Conditions | Please note that although the catalogue is available via the Special Collections website, the papers are held by the Aberdeen Medico-Chirurgical Society at its offices in the Medical School building, Foresterhill, Aberdeen. Please contact the Society directly to arrange access to the records: Tel. 01224 437104; Email: medchilibrarian@abdn.ac.uk. |
| Physical Description | 1 volume (0.04 linear metres) |