| Collection | GB 0817 Aberdeen Medico-Chirurgical Society |
| Level | Item |
| Ref No | AMCS/3/8/2 |
| Alt Ref No | MS 612 Gre |
| Title | Lecture notes on Physiology |
| Date | 1769 - 1770 |
| Extent | 1 volume |
| Description | Title page: 'Notes from the lectures of Dr. Gregory, in the College of Edinburgh annis 1769 & 1770 on Physiology taken by G. French'. Labelled Volume I on spine. Written in a small, neat hand there is a general index at the end of the volume followed by a more detailed alphabetical index of the medical subjects referred to in the lectures. The first lecture is entitled 'Some obstructions to medical knowledge' (14 pages) and discusses the practice of medicine and the character and responsibilities of the physician. It begins:
'Young students have been generally taught a Theoretical system as if the whole medical art had been entirely perfect and the causes of diseases and operation of medicines perfectly ascertained and were taught facts no farther than were consistent with their Theories…All this is in my opinion improper for all true Medical knowledge must be founded on facts and observations and then proceed to Theory founded on observations, you must still be doubting and still enquiring before you can make any improvement…'.
The contents of the volume as listed in the general index are as follows:
Component parts (p.2)
Cellular membrane and fat (p.3)
Arteries (p.8)
Veins (p.11)
Lymphatics and lacteals (p.13)
Circulation (p.16)
Blood (p.35)
Animal heat (p.43)
Secretion (p.46)
Respiration (p.56)
Uses of the lungs (p.71)
Nervous system (p.87)
Muscular motion (p.119)
External senses (p.136)
Vision (p.163)
Internal senses (p.173)
Memory (p.175)
Sleep and watching (p.185)
Manducation (p.200)
Digestion (p.209)
Urine (p.251)
Generation (p.261)
Conception (p.281)
Progress of the constitution (p.309)
Distinctions among the species (p.344) |
| 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 (0.06 linear metres) |