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1860–1869

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1869

#3684.1

A treatise on the diseases and surgery of the mouth, jaws, and associated parts.

The first modern textbook of oral surgery. Garretson received the first official hospital appointment as “oral surgeon”. He helped to establish oral surgery as a specialty.

1869

#4424

The mechanism of dislocation and fracture of the hip. With the reduction of the dislocations by the flexion method.

Bigelow was the first to describe in detail the mechanism of the iliofemoral (Bigelow’s) ligament, and to show its importance in the reduction of dislocation by the flexion method.

1869

#5312

Fièvre à rechutes. (Thesis.)

Silliau gave a good account of the epidemic of relapsing fever at Réunion, 1865. He showed the contagious nature of the disease.

1869

#5610

Collezione della memorie chirurgiche ed ostetriche. 2 vols.

Rizzoli was Professor of Surgery at Bologna and an outstanding operative surgeon. He introduced a compressor for aneurysms, a tracheotome, cystotome, lithotrite, enterotome, osteoclast, and performed acupressure as ea…

1869

#5904

Opthalmoskopischer Hand-Atlas.

A fine atlas which was for many years unsurpassed. The illustrations were reproduced from Jaeger’s own paintings, each of which required from 20 to 50 sittings of from two to three hours each. English translation, Lon…

1869

#6059

Surgery of the cervix in connection with the treatment of certain uterine diseases.

Surgical repair of lacerations of the cervix.

1869

#6475

État de la médecine entre Homère et Hippocrate: Anatomie, physiologie, pathologie, médecine militaire, histoire des écoles médicales pour fair suite à la médecine dans Homère.

Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.

1869 –1870

#5344.7

On the structure and reproduction of Filaria medinensis L.

Fedchenko, a Russian naturalist and explorer of central Asia, elucidated the life cycle of Dracunculus medinensis, the parasite of dracunculiasis. He discovered its means of transmission via copepod intermediate hosts…

1869

#4540

On an interesting series of eye symptoms in a case of spinal disease, with remarks on the action of belladonna on the iris.

“Argyll Robertson pupil” first described. See also his later paper in the same journal, 1869, 15, 487-93. Reprinted in Med. Classics, 1937, 1, 851-76.

1869

#6876

Atlas zur Pathologie der Zahne . . . Atlas to the Pathology of the Teeth [in German and English].

The first atlas of dental pathology, a "beautifully made, richly illustrated work" (Hoffmann-Axthelm, p. 399). "In these plates we find numerous anomalies of the teeth and jaw in delicate, clear drawings. . . . Occasi…

1869

#7076

Die Konträre Sexualempfindung.

The first "scientific" paper on homosexuality. In this paper the psychiatrist Westphal described two cases at length: "The first was of a young woman who from her earliest years liked to dress as a boy and engage in b…

1869

#9473

De l'espèce et de la classification en zoologie. Traduction de l'anglais par Félix Vogeli. Édition revue et agumentée par l'auteur.

While Agassiz often wrote in general terms regarding his virulent opposition to Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection, he provided his scientific rationale for that opposition only in an appendix to the Fr…

1869

#9660

Leçons cliniques sur les maladies chirurgicales des enfants, professées par M. J. Giraldès. Recueillies et publiées par MM. Bourneville et E. Bourgeois; revues par le professeur.

1869 –1880

#10292

Ostéographie des cétacés vivants et fossiles, comprenant la description et l'iconographie du squelette et du système dentaire de ces animaux, ainsi que des documents relatifs à leur histoire naturelle. Folio atlas + 3 vols. text.

Digital facsimile from Biodiversity Heritage Library at this link.

1869

#10890

Syphilis: Its nature & diffusion popularly considered.

The first work on dermatology or syphilology written, printed and published in Australia. This work is illustrated with chromolithographed plates printed in Australia. This may be the earliest medical book printed in …

1869

#11144

Des difformités congénitales et acquises des doigts et des moyens d’y remédier. Thèse présentée au concours pour l’agrégation (section de chirurgie).

This exceptionally long and comprehensive (246pp., 39 text illustrations) thesis was the first French work on hand surgery. Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.

1869

#11305

Medical history of the year 1868, in California. A paper read before the "Sacramento Society for Medical Improvement," February 16th, 1869. And published by order of the society.

Digital facsimile from the U.S. National Library of Medicine at this link.

1869

#11703

Woman: Her rights, wrongs, privileges, and responsibilities . . . Her relations to man, physiological, social, moral, and intellectual: Her ability to fill the enlarged sphere of duties and privileges claimed for her: Her true position in education, professional life, employments, and wages considered. Woman suffrage, its folly and inexpediency, and the injury and deterioration which it would cause in her character shown . . .

Also published in Cincinnati, Ohio by Howe's Subscription Book Concern, 1869. The author, a physician and semi-popular writer, appears mainly to be writing in opposition to woman suffrage or to granting to women any f…

1869

#12126

The nomenclature of diseases drawn up by a joint committee appointed by the Royal College of Physicians of London. (Subject to decennial revision).

"The first authoritative source of disease terminology, with the names in English, Latin, French, German and Italian. Standardization of disease terminology was necessary for accurate recording and study of mortality,…

1869

#13430

Catalogue de la bibliotheque delaissé par Mr. J. van der Hoeven.

Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.

1869

#13817

Histoire médicale du tatouage. Anatomie - Physiologie - Médecine légale - Pathologie - Applications chirurgicales.

Médecin Principal de la Marine, Berchon based his research on the increasing numbers of tattooed sailors in the French navy. In 1861 he observed the transmission of syphilis from one sailor to another, who claimed to …