Chapter 7 Medical practitioners as collectors and communicators of natural history in Ireland, 1680–1750

This chapter argues for the significant role played by Irish-based medics as collectors and communicators of natural history in the period 1680–1750. It demonstrates that the relative isolation of practitioners in Ireland meant that their findings could sometimes be seen by those elsewhere as carryi...

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Main Author:	Marples, Alice
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Manchester University Press 2019
Subjects:	Hans Sloane Natural history Communication Correspondence Royal Society London thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology thema EDItEUR::3 Time period qualifiers::3M c 1500 onwards to present day thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBX History of medicine
Online Access:	1004960
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