The Principles and Practice of Medicine explained
The Principles and Practice of Medicine: Designed for the Use of Practitioners and Students of Medicine is a medical textbook by Sir William Osler. It was first published in 1892 by D. Appleton & Company, while Osler was professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University. The book established Osler as the world's leading authority in the teaching of modern medicine.[1]
The text was translated into French, German, Russian, Portuguese, Spanish and Chinese, and for over 40 years it was the world's most significant medical textbook.[2]
First edition
Osler dedicated the book to his teachers; William Arthur Johnson, James Bovell and Robert Palmer Howard. There are 11 sections, preceded by a list of charts and illustrations.
Later years
After 1927, its popularity was succeeded by Cecil Textbook of Medicine.[3]
A revised eleventh edition appeared in 1932.[4]
External links
Notes and References
- Golden, Richard. A history of William Osler's The principles and practice of medicine. Osler Library studies in the history of medicine No. 8. Montreal, McGill University, 2004.
- http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/physicians/030002-2300-e.html Famous Canadian Physicians
- Book: Pittman . James . Tinsley Harrison, M.D.: Teacher of Medicine . 2015 . NewSouth Books . 978-1-58838-226-9 . 149–150 . https://books.google.com/books?id=6q6aBQAAQBAJ&dq=cecil+textbook+of+medicine&pg=PA149 . en . 7. Publications and professional activities.
- Osler . William . McCrae . Thomas . The Principles and Practice of Medicine . The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease . May 1932 . 75 . 5 . 573 . 10.1097/00005053-193205000-00064 . 237021290 . 0022-3018.
