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Portrait of John Abernethy

  • 1856

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Half-length portrait print of English surgeon John Abernethy (1764-1831). Abernethy invented the Abernethy biscuit as an aid for digestion. He wrote one of the earliest popular works on medical science intended to be read by patients.

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  • 396 pages
  • 23 cm H
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Macilwain, George. “Portrait of John Abernethy.” Memoirs of John Abernethy, F.R.S. Hatchard and Co., 1856. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/1rvhmed.

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