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The physician's pulse-watch, or, An essay to explain the old art of feeling the pulse, and to improve it by the help of a pulse-watch ; in three parts ... to which is added, An extract out of Andrew Cleyer, concerning the Chinese art of feeling the pulse

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: [1988].
Call number: 656144
Creator: Floyer, John (1649-1734)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Dr. W. Bruce and Lois B. Fye, June 2021. Bookplate of Claude Lenfant, M.D., with limitation statement.
Dimensions: 20 cm.
Associated people: Cleyer, Andreas.; Fye, Bruce,; Fye, Lois B.,; Lenfant, Claude,
Associated organization: Classics of Cardiology Library.
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