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2,632 entries published in United Kingdom. 64 publication places.
1863
#10496
A catalogue of surgical instruments, apparatus, appliances, etc. Manufactured and sold by John Weiss & Son.
Though based in England, John Weiss & Son's catalogue offered and illustrated a wide range of equipment that would have been used in the American Civil War or the Crimean War. Facsimile reprint, with Snowdon & Brother…
1863
#12657
Monograph on the Aye-Aye (Chiromys madagascariensis, Cuvier).
For the first 100 years after the first aye-aye was brought to Europe from Madagascar in the 1780s, debate persisted over whether it was a rodent, a primate, or most closely related to the kangaroo. Classification of …
1863
#13431
The Humboldt Library. A catalogue of the library of Alexander von Humboldt. With a bibliographical and biographical memoir by Henry Stevens.
1863
#13844
China from a medical point of view in 1860 and 1861: To which is added a chapter on Nagasaki as a sanitarium.
Digital facsimile from wellcomecollection.org at this link.
1863
#14136
Observations in midwifery. As also The countrey midwifes opusculum or vade mecum
First edition of this work written in English in the 17th century, privately published in 1863, supposedly in an edition of 100 copies, from a manuscript then owned by Blenkinsop. Willughby has been characterized as "…
1864 –1865
#335
A history of the fishes of the British Islands. 4 vols.
Couch, a general practitioner at Polperro, Cornwall, became one of the greatest authorities on British fishes. The work, a monument of industry and patience, includes 252 hand-colored plates, also by Couch. Digital fa…
1864
#1614
A manual of practical hygiene.
First important English treatise on hygiene.
1864 –1867
#119
The principles of biology. 2 vols.
In vol. 1 of this work written after Spencer read Darwin's On the origin of species, Spencer originated the expression "survival of the fittest." Spencer conceived that every species is endowed with its own type of ph…
1864
#1866
British pharmacopoeia, published under the direction of the General Council of Medical Education and Registration of the United Kingdom, pursuant to the Medical Act, 1858.
PHARMACOPOEIA
First official British pharmacopoeia.
1864
#1700.1
English life table. Tables of lifetimes, annuities, and premiums.
First extensive application of a mechanical computer to medical statistics. The appendix details the use of the Scheutz version of Charles Babbage’s calculating machine in the construction of English Life Table No. 3.…
1864 –1869
#2452
Entozoa. 2 pts.
Cobbold was the most distinguished helminthologist of his time. He named Filaria bancrofti, Bilharzia haematobia, and several other parasites. He was a friend of Manson, several of whose papers he communicated to the …
1864
#5344.4
Entozoa.
Cobbold suggested (p. 36) that a mollusc was the intermediate host in bilharziasis.
1864
#5893
On the anomalies of accommodation and refraction of the eye… Translated from the author’s manuscript by W.D. Moore.
Donders’s greatest work, the basis for all succeeding studies of the subject, and a classic of physiological optics. It contains Donders’s explanation of astigmatism, his definition of aphakia and hypermetropia, his s…
1864 –1866
#6534
Leechdoms, wortcunning, and starcraft of early England. Being a collection of documents, for the most part never before printed, illustrating the history of science in this country before the Norman Conquest. Collected and edited by Oswald Cockayne. 3 vols.
This set contains many texts relating to medieval English medicine and the Anglo-Saxon language. It contains the Herbal of Apuleius in Anglo-Saxon and modern English, the Leechbook of Bald, the text of Sextus Placitus…
1864
#11617
Acupressure: A new method of arresting surgical haemorrhage and of accelerating the healing of wounds.
In 1858 Simpson described a new method of controlling blood loss during surgical operations – acupressure, not to be confused with the traditional Chinese medical technique similarly named. Simpson's technique, though…
1865
#3064.2
Hereditary epistaxis.
1865
#3334
The use of the laryngoscope in diseases of the throat; with an appendix on rhinoscopy.
1865
#4336
A description of the diseased conditions of the knee-joint which require amputation of the limb, and those conditions which are favourable to excision of the joint.
A valuable contribution to the knowledge and surgical treatment of diseases of the knee-joint.
1865
#6056
Diseases of the ovaries.
Wells was perhaps the greatest of the pioneer ovariotomists; he performed his first ovariotomy in 1858. The title page to this work states that a second volume would be published. By the time Wells issued the intended…
1865
#6873
Photographs (coloured from life) of the diseases of the skin.
The first dermatologic publication illustrated with photographs.
1865
#7257
Pre-historic times, as illustrated by ancient remains, and the manners and customs of modern savages.
Lubbock introduced the terms "Paleolithic" and "Neolithic". His work addressed not only the topic of human antiquity but also the lives and cultures of people in the Stone Age. In contrast to researchers who focused o…
1865
#7612
Memoir on the Gorilla (Troglodytes Gorilla, Savage).
This reset monograph version of Owen's paper consists of revised and augmented portions of Owen's "Contributions to the natural history of the Anthropoid Apes," which appeared in the Transactions of the Zoological Soc…
1865
#11562
Organization of nursing: An account of the Liverpool Nurses' Training School, its foundation, progress, and operation in hospital, district, and private nursing by a member of the Committee of the Home & Training School. With an introduction, and notes, by Florence Nightingale.
The Liverpool Training School and Home for Nurses was established in 1865, from which a district nursing system was implemented in Liverpool through the 1860s. This system eventually spread throughout England. Digital…
1865
#12357
History of the discoveries of the circulation of the blood, of the ganglia and nerves, and of the action of the heart.
Lee, an obstetrician, published one of the earliest studies of the history of the circulation of the blood in English. Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.
1865
#12659
The North-West passage by land. Being the narrative of an expedition from the Atlantic to the Pacific, undertaken with the view of exploring a route across the continent to British Columbia through British territory, by one of the northern passes in the Rocky Mountains.
Together with William Fitzwilliam (Viscount Milton), Cheadle travelled up the Athabasca River and in 1863 they became the first "tourists" to travel through the Yellowhead Pass. Arriving in Quebec City in July 1862, t…
1865
#13516
Principles of psychology.
"Spencer's second book, Principles of Psychology, published in 1855, explored a physiological basis for psychology, and was the fruit of his friendship with Evans and Lewes. The book was founded on the fundamental ass…
1866 –1868
#336
On the anatomy and physiology of the vertebrates. 3 vols.
Vol. 1. Fishes and reptiles; Vol. 2. Birds; Vol. 3. Mammals. The most important work on the subject after Cuvier, based entirely on personal observations. Owen entitled his 40th and concluding chapter "Derivative hypo…
1866
#4538.1
On railway and other injuries of the nervous system.
The first book to discuss the injuries now widely known as whiplash, which first appeared as the by-product of the increased speed of railway travel. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.
1866 –1869
#1615
Metropolitan Board of Works Report on experiments with respect to the ventilation of sewers. 3 parts.
Bazalgette planned the sewers of London.
1866
#6057
Clinical notes on uterine surgery, with reference to the management of the sterile condition.
A revolutionary and controversial work, written in Paris while Sims was in voluntary exile because of the U.S. Civil War, and first serialized in Lancet 2 (1864) and 1 (1865). Includes, pp. 16-18, the description of S…
1866 –1880
#9969
Diseases of the skin, including the exanthemata by Ferdinand Hebra. Vol. 1: Translated and edited by C. Hilton Fagge. Vol. 2: Tr. and ed
Digital facsimile of vol. 1 from the Hathi Trust at this link.
1866
#10378
Catalogue of the pathological museum of St. George's Hospital.
Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.
1866
#11761
The cattle plague; with office reports of the International Veterinary Comgresses, held in Hamburg, 1863, and in Vienna, 1865.
"Druing the cattle plague crisis of 1865-66, Gamgee was one of the prtincipal witnesses called to give evidence by the Cattle Plague Commissioners and amongst the first to recommend a policy of restriction of movement…
1866
#13251
On uncontrollable drunkenness considered as a form of mental disorder. With suggestions for its treatment, and the organization of sanitoria for dipsomanics.
Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.
1867
#1996.3
On the electrolytic treatment of tumors, and other surgical diseases.
Althaus introduced Duchenne’s methods into England. He was the first to employ electrolysis for medical purposes. Greatly expanded third edition, 1873.
1867
#3462
Intestinal obstruction.
1867
#5001
The mad folk of Shakespeare. 2nd ed.
First published as The psychology of Shakespeare, London, 1859.
1867
#5793
Lectures on the progress of anatomy and surgery during the present century.
1867 –1925
#6760
Catalogue of scientific papers. Compiled and published by the Royal Society of London. 19 vols.
An author index to scientific papers contained in the transactions of societies, journals, and other periodical works, published from 1800 to 1900. Continued by the international catalogue of scientific literature, wh…
1867
#8210
Review of the history of medicine. 2 vols.
Vol. 1, Part 1: "Primitive period among the Asiatic nations," i.e. Hindus. Vol. 2, Part 1: "Ancient state of medicine among the Hindus (continued)". Part 1: "Review of the Buddhist systems of medicine." Part 3: "Revie…
1867
#11641
Catalogue and report of obstetrical and other instruments exhibited at the Conversazione of the Obstetrical Society of London...held, by permission, at the Royal College of Physicians, March 28th, 1866.
“ A key reference source for mid-19th century [obstetrical] instruments. Many of these instruments became incorporated into the Museum of the Obstetrical Society of London, the contents of which became the property of…
1867
#13481
Catalogue of the very extensive and valuable library of works on anatomy, physiology, medicine, natural history, and relative sciences, which belonged to the late Professor Goodsir, comprising ... to be sold by auction, by Mr. Dowell, within his book rooms, 18 George Street, Edinburgh, on Thursday and Friday, 28th and 29th November, 1867. Commencing at twelve o'clock each day. On view on Tuesday and Wednesday, 26th and 27th November.
Digital facsimile from wellcomecollection.org at this link.
1868
#2223
A collection of the published writings.
Addison was a contemporary of Bright at Guy’s Hospital and a fine lecturer.
1868
#224.1
The variation of animals and plants under domestication. 2 vols.
Darwin carried out numerous investigations with pigeons and various plants. He recognized continuous and discontinuous variation; he concluded that crossing tends to keep populations uniform.
1868
#3622
Clinical lectures on diseases of the liver.
1868
#4173
Clinical lectures on diseases of the urinary organs.
Thompson was Professor of Clinical Surgery at University College, London, and an eminent genito-urinary surgeon. He performed the operation of lithotrity upon Leopold I and Napoleon III; he also developed the two-glas…
1868
#8817
Pharmacopoeia of India, prepared under the authority of Her Majesty's Secretary of State for India in Council
Waring was "Surgeon in Her Majesty's Indian Army." Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.
1868
#13197
The birds of Berkshire and Buckinghamshire: A contribution to the natural history of the two counties.
The first book on ornithology illustrated with original photogaphs. In this case the four photographs were also hand-tinted. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.
1868
#13221
The anatomical memoirs of John Goodsir F.R.S. Edited by William Turner. With a biographical memoir by Henry Lonsdale. 2 vols.
1868
#14093
Palaeontological memoirs and notes of the late Hugh Falconer. For many years superintendent of the H.E.I. Company's botanical gardens at Suharunpoor and Calcutta. With a biographical sketch of the author. Compiled and edited by Charles Murchison. Vol. 1. Fauna Antiqua Sivalensis. Vol. II. Mastodon, elephant, rhinoceros, ossiferous caves, primeval man and his cotemporaries. 2 vols.
Falconer's writings on human antiquity appear in Vol. 2 of his Palaeontogical memoirs. Together with William Pengelly, Falconer was one of the first two scientists to visit Brixham Cave after its discovery in 1858, an…