Dissertatio inauguralis. physico medica De methodo vitam longam acquirendi, ejusque causis, : quam auxiliante supremo numine in illustri Academia Fridericiana rectore magnificentissimo, serenissimo principe ac domino, Dn. Philippo Wilhelmo, rpincipe [sic] Borussiae, ducatus Magdeburgici vicario. Praesidio magnifici academiae pro-rectoris Dn. Friderici Hoffmanni, Consil. et archiatri regii Med. et Phil. Nat. Prof. Publ. Ordin. Dn. patroni ac promotoris sui omni observantiae cultu prosequendi pro gradu doctoris obtinendo Add. Febr. MDCCVII. horis ante & pomeridianie

Title Variants

Alternative: De methodo vitam longam acquirendi, ejusque causis

By

Hoffmann, Friedrich, 1660-1742

Cregut, Johann Daniel.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

[Halae, i.e Halle an der Saale, Germany], Literis Christianis Henckelii, [1707]

Notes

Place of publication supplied by Wellcome and the NLM online catalogue.

Causes for longevity includes good blood circulation, proper diet, and cold air; the author mentions that people live longer in Brazil in America; mentions that Peruvian balsam, ambergris and other New World plants might extend life.

Signatures: A-E⁴ (A1 verso blank)

Woodcut head piece; initial.

Thesis (Medical)-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, 1707.

Wellcome cat of printed books | II: p. 406.

Subjects

Ambergris , Balsam poplar , Imprint 1707 , Longevity , Materia medica, Vegetable , Medicinal plants

Language

Latin

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.79282
OCLC: 869834046