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- 1809-[1840] (Creation)
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9 volumes
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The author obtained his MD at Edinburgh University in 1811, and then began practice in London. He was a pioneer in physiological and organic chemistry, and lectured at his residence to a small but distinguished audience including Sir Astley Paston Cooper. (See MS.4016.) He was elected FRS in 1819, and FRCP in 1829.
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GB 0120 MSS.4011-4019 1809-[1840] Collection 9 volumes Prout , William , 1785-1850
The author obtained his MD at Edinburgh University in 1811, and then began practice in London. He was a pioneer in physiological and organic chemistry, and lectured at his residence to a small but distinguished audience including Sir Astley Paston Cooper. (See MS.4016.) He was elected FRS in 1819, and FRCP in 1829.
Presented 1968.
Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1809-[1840], including on the growth of plants, polarity theory and the history of physic.
9 volumes as set out in Scope and Content.
Open. The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
Photocopies/photographs/microfilm are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds, and that photographs cannot be photocopied in any circumstances. Readers are restricted to 100 photocopies in twelve months. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.
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Described in: S A J Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).
Entry compiled by Barbara Ball from the Wellcome Library online catalogue.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
October 2008 Information sources Documents Manuscripts Commonplace books Indo-european languages Romance languages French (language) Medical sciences Gynaecology Botany Vegetation Plants Flora Medicinal plants History History of medicine Physiology Neurophysiology Sensation Pathology Diseases Ear diseases Prout , William , 1785-1850 , physician and chemist Meteorology Chemistry Sound Acoustics Digestive, oral, and skin physiology Digestive physiology Digestive system processes Digestion
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Presented 1968.
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Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1809-[1840], including on the growth of plants, polarity theory and the history of physic.
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9 volumes as set out in Scope and Content.
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Open. The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
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Photocopies/photographs/microfilm are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds, and that photographs cannot be photocopied in any circumstances. Readers are restricted to 100 photocopies in twelve months. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.
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- English
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- Latin
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Described in: S A J Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).
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- Botany » Vegetation » Flora » Plants
- Botany » Vegetation » Flora
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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