Mirror of Literature,  4 (1824), 168–69.

Multum in Parvo

P T W, pseud.  [Peter T Westcott] *

Genre:

Notes

Subjects:

History of Science, Invention, Chemistry, Domestic Economy, Medical Practitioners, Agriculture, Entomology

People mentioned:

Hippocrates of Cos , Carl Linnaeus


    These single-sentence notes on miscellaneous subjects include several relating to scientific subjects, including: 'Æsculapius invented the probe' and 'Chemical names of metals were first given to the heavenly bodies'.



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