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1910–1919

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1919 CE

#13372

The old humanities and the new science. An address before the Classical Association, Oxford, May 16th, 1919.

"Osler became a 'despairing optimist' after World War I, in which he lost his son. He closed his last public address, given in May 1919 on “The Old Humanities and the New Science,” with the hope that throu…

1919 CE

#3608.2

The permanent cure of inguinal and femoral hernia. A modification of the standard operative procedures.

Laroque combined a superior transperitoneal gridiron incision with a Bassini repair.

1919 CE

#13915

The physical basis of heredity.

In this book Morgan first used the word gene. Previously he had used the term "Mendelian unit" or "factor." On the basis of genetic analysis Morgan presented a number of characteristics of genes: 1. A gene could have …

1919 CE

#1653

The story of English public health.

1919 CE

#11011

The story of U.S. Army Base Hospital No. 5

An account of the Base Hospital in which Cushing served in World War I, based upon his wartime diaries. Limited to 250 copies, some of which were issued in cloth-backed printed boards, and others in printed wrappers. …

1919 CE

#12006

The use of blood agar for the study of streptococci.

In this monograph with numerous charts and 34 full-page plates Brown classified streptococci into α, β, A prime and γ based on the type and degree of hemolysis produced by the bacteria on a blood agar…

1919 CE

#12248

Thrombosis of the coronary arteries.

"...includes electrocardiographic tracings of a 42-year-old physician who died "after coronary obstructive symptoms" and of a dog following experimental ligation of a coronary artery. This finding "led Herrick to conc…

1919 CE

#8600

Training school methods for institutional nurses.

Digital facsimiles from the Hathi Trust at this link.

1919 CE

#8795

Über die Anhalonium-Alkaloide I. Anhalin und Mezcalin

Synthesis of mescaline.

1919 CE

#2409

Über die Serodiagnostik der Syphilis mittels Ausflockung durch cholesterinierte Extrakte.

Weichardt’s reagent.

1919 CE

#1477

Ueber eine nach innen gerichtete Schützfunktion der Haut (Esophylaxie) nebst Bemerkungen über die Entstehung der Paralyse.

Hoffmann stressed the role of the skin as a secretory organ, producing hormone-like substances; he suggested the term “esophylaxis” for this function.

1919 CE

#6371.2

Ueber einen Typ multipier Abartungen, vorwiegend am Sklettsystem.

Hurler syndrome (lipochondrodystrophy, gargoylism), earlier described by Hunter (No. 6371.1).

1919 CE

#9287

Uses of plants by the Indians of the Missouri River region. Thirty-third annual report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, 1911-1912.

Medicinal and edible plants used by the Dakota, Omaha/Ponca, Winnebago and Pawnee peoples. Gilmore reports on 180 plants, and offers 16 pages of tables of names in various languages. Digital facsimile from the Biodive…

1919 CE

#11983

With the American Ambulance in France.

Born in 1876 Honolulu, James Judd, the grandson of missionaries, was a private practice physician and graduate of Oahu College, Yale and Columbia Universities. He served in three wars: the Spanish-American and World W…

1919 CE

#2408

Zur Kritik des serologischen Luesnachweises mittels Ausflockung.

Sachs–Georgi diagnostic reaction.

1919 CE–1920 CE

#3850

Epinephrin hypersensitiveness test in the diagnosis of hyperthyroidism.

Goetsch devised a skin reaction test for use in the diagnosis of hyperthyroidism

1919 CE–1922 CE

#10206

American Frohse anatomical charts. Edited, revised and augmented by Max Brödel. With: A key to the Frohse anatomical charts.

10 wall charts, each 42 x 64 inches, comprising a total of 76 colored illustrations life size or larger. Chart 1: Human Skeleton Chart 2: Muscles, front and back Chart 3: Nervous and Circulatory Systems Chart 4: a Sch…

1919 CE–1929 CE

#7345

Beiträge zur Entwicklungsgeschichte des menschlichen Gehirns. 2 vols.

Considered the most extensive account of human cerebellar development. "Hochstetter carried out detailed work on the embryology of the human brain, and his beautiful figures have been reproduced in textbooks ever sinc…

1919 CE–1933 CE

#10149

The early history of veterinary literature and its British development

Digital facsimile of vol. 1 and limited (search only) of vol. 2-4 from the Hathi Trust at this link.

1919 CE–1968 CE

#12828

Life histories of North American Birds. 23 vols.

One of the most comprehensive repositories of North American ornithology, published over 50 years, in a series of volumes in the United States National Museum Bulletin. Bent used his own experiences traveling over the…

c. 1911 CE–c. 1916 CE

#11552

The Medical Department of the United States Army in the Civil War.

"The chapters comprising the volume appeared originally as separate articles in the 'Military surgeon.' Upon their compilation a limited number of copies of reprints were obtained by this office and bound together for…

c. 1914 CE

#1340

The action of certain esters and ethers of choline, and their relation to muscarine.

Demonstration of the inhibitory action of acetylcholine on the heart. In 1936 Dale shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Otto Loewi (No. 1343) "for their studies in the chemical mediation of nervous im…