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On fevers

by Benjamin Rush

  • First published:
  • 18th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: ManuscriptPrimary source

Manuscript notebook of lectures delivered by Benjamin Rush on fainting, suffocation, and unconsciousness. Benjamin Rush began teaching at the University of Pennsylvania in 1769, and became a professor of medical theory and clinical practice in 1791. He died in 1813. Contents appear to be a draft of the text in volume 262.

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Consciousness, mysticism, and metaphysics.

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1812-01-01T00:00:00ZEnglishPublic digitized item

Internet Archive unrestricted pre-1900 PDF scan

1791-01-01T00:00:00ZEnglishPublic digitized item

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  • Contributing institution: The Library Company of Philadelphia
  • Digitization sponsor: Council on Library and Information Resources
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
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Catalog id
internet-archive:LCP_Yi2_7399.F.37_RushMSS_Vol266
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