| 1 | Author: | Wistar, Caspar, 1761-1818 | Add |
| Title: | Caspar Wistar commonplace book, 1796-1813 | ||
| Dates: | 1796-1813 | ||
| Abstract: | This fascinating commonplace book contains some of Caspar Wistar's thoughts on medicine. Infectious disease is a particularly prominent topic. Wistar offers observations and some theories, noting how "country people" had some immunities that others did not. Wistar discusses the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia and infections on boats, in individuals, and within families. There is also meteorological data from 1758-1765. View finding aid for a full description | ||
| Call #: | Mss.616.928.W765 | ||
| Extent: | 1 volume(s) | ||
| Topics: | Medicine | Philadelphia History | Science and technology | ||
| Genre: | Commonplace Book | Educational Material | Meteorological Data | Notebooks | Scientific Data | ||
| Subjects: | Communicable diseases. | Medicine. | Meteorology -- Observations. | Typhus fever. | Yellow fever. |
