Null [Medicine, Neurology] WILLIS (Thomas): Naturalis Philosophiae Professoris O…

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[Medicine, Neurology] WILLIS (Thomas): Naturalis Philosophiae Professoris Oxoniensis, nec non Inclyti Medicorum Collegii Londinensis... Genève, Samuel de Tournes, 1680. 2 volumes in 4°, 20 engravings out of text concerning mainly the anatomy of the brain. Tired binding, wetness to first few leaves of first volume, creases to some engravings. Thomas Willis is considered the father of neurology, having coined the term.

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[Medicine, Neurology] WILLIS (Thomas): Naturalis Philosophiae Professoris Oxoniensis, nec non Inclyti Medicorum Collegii Londinensis... Genève, Samuel de Tournes, 1680. 2 volumes in 4°, 20 engravings out of text concerning mainly the anatomy of the brain. Tired binding, wetness to first few leaves of first volume, creases to some engravings. Thomas Willis is considered the father of neurology, having coined the term.

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