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The Seaman's Medical Instructor

First published
1774
Pages
189

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The Seaman's Medical Instructor is an eighteenth-century medical guide by Nikolai Detlef Falck (1736-1783), written to help sailors treat illness and injury at sea where no physician was available. It belongs to the early literature of maritime medicine. The book is a period source for the history of medicine and seafaring. Free PDF download available on BDeBooks.

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N D Falck

N D Falck was the abbreviated byline of Nikolai Detlef Falck, an eighteenth-century physician who addressed illness far from professional help. The Seaman’s Medical Instructor appeared in London in 1774 through Edward and Charles Dilly.

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Author
N D Falck
First published
1774
Reading time
About 4 hours
Pages
189
Language
English
Genre
Health
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PDF, EPUB, MOBI, Read online