A methodical synopsis of mineral waters, comprehending the most celebrated medicinal waters, both cold and hot, of Great-Britain, Ireland, France, Germany, and Italy, and several other parts of the world. Wherein Their several impregnating Minerals being previously described, and their Characteristics investigated, each Water is reduced to its proper Genus; and, beside the particular Analysis, the Virtues, Uses, and Abuses of the Water are described, in a Method Entirely New. Interspersed with Tables, Tending to throw a Light upon this indicate Subject; and Abstracts of the principal Authors who have treated of Mineral Waters; and the Accounts, dispersed in the Acts of most of the learned Societies in Europe, are collected and properly digested. By John Rutty, M.D.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rutty, John, 1698-1775.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mineral waters.

Medicine, Physical--Hydrotherapy.

Medicine, Physical.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv,[49],104,[8],105-200,[8],201-310,[4],311-312,[4],313-386,[12],387-460,[12],461-484,[4],485-586,[8],587-658,[4],659-660,[8]p . . . . )

Place of Publication:

London : printed for William Johnston, at the Golden Ball in St. Paul's Church-Yard, MDCCLVII. [1757]

Notes:

Titlepage in red and black.

The final four leaves contain two indices.

The unnumbered leaves in the main body contain tables.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Smith, J. Friends' books, 2.523

English Short Title Catalog, T77193.

OCLC:

642693072