The Principles and Practice of Medicine title page 1st edition 1892

''The Principles and Practice of Medicine: Designed for the Use of Practitioners and Students of Medicine'' is a

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by Sir William Osler. It was first published in 1892 by D. Appleton & Company, while Osler was professor of

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. The book established Osler as the world's leading authority in the teaching of

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. The

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was translated into French, German, Russian, Portuguese, Spanish and Chinese, and for over 40 years it was the world's most significant medical textbook.Famous Canadian Physicians
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First edition

Osler dedicated the book to his teachers; William Arthur Johnson, James Bovell and Robert Palmer Howard. There are 11 sections, preceded by a list of charts and illustrations.

Later years

After 1927, its popularity was succeeded by '' Cecil Textbook of Medicine''. A revised eleventh edition appeared in 1932.

References

External links

First edition of the book, digitized for Archive.org by the University of Toronto
Medical manuals History of medicine 1892 non-fiction books William Osler {{med-book-stub