Prepared specially for Medical Students. WITH A GLOSSARY OF CHEMICAL TERMS. A TEXT-BOOK OF MEDICAL CHEMISTRY.— By E. H. BARTLEY, M.D., Associate Professor of Chemistry at the Long Island College Hospital; President of the American Society of Public Analysts; Chief Chemist Board of Health of Brooklyn, N. Y., etc. Illustrated 12mo. Cloth, $2.50. THIS book, written especially for students and physicians, aims to be a text-book for the one and a work of reference for the other. It is practical and concise, dealing only with those parts of chemistry pertaining to medicine; no time being wasted in long descriptions of substances and theories of interest only to the advanced chemical student. It contains a glossary of chemical terms, a complete index, and is otherwise arranged to facilitate its use by medical students. PART I-Definitions, Chemical Physics, Light, Heat and Electricity, etc., which are described at some length, and explanations made and applied to common phenomena. In the subject of light, only so much is given as will explain the theory and use of the spectroscope. In electricity, the principal aim has been to give such information as is needed for the proper understanding, working and care of the medical battery. PART II-Theoretical Chemistry. Only such portions of the well established principles of modern chemistry as are necessary to an understanding of the subject are given. It has been deemed best to present all these elementary parts first, that the student may be better able to study any set of isolated facts. These theories are presented in a concise, clear way, in a logical order, and in a manner which the author has found specially successful in an experience of over twelve years of teaching. This part includes simplified rules of nomenclature, and other similar useful information. PART III-Treats of the natural history of the elements, of their principal compounds, with their physiological action and toxicology. PART IV-Organic bodies commonly used in medicine and pharmacy. The principal organic substances derived from animal life are given a place. In the appendix will be found analyses of the principal secretions and tissues, tables of solubilities and of specific gravities, the metric system, and other useful information. APPENDIX-Analyses of Blood, Lymph, Saliva, and the other secretions, excretions, and fluids of the body. Tables of weights and measures, specific gravities, solubility of chemicals, Incompatibles, etc. GLOSSARY of chemical terms. INDEX. "The author's experience as lecturer on chemistry at the Long Island College Hospital has shown him what is necessary in a work of this kind, as well as what to avoid, and he has produced a very useful and valuable text-book."-Popular Science News, Boston. "It is very compact, and filled solidly with the facts of chemistry most important to the student of medicine."-Curtis C. Howard, Professor of Chemistry, Starling Medical College,Columbus, O. "A most excellent handbook, practical, accurate, and well arranged."-7. H. Long, Professor of Chemistry, Chicago Medical College. This book may be obtained through any bookseller, or will be sent, post-paid, upon receipt of the price by P. BLAKISTON, SON & CO., Publishers, Philadelphia. JOHN B. BIDDLE, M.D., LATE PROFESSOR OF MATERIA MEdica and GENERAL THERAPEUTICS IN THE JEFFERSON FELLOW OF THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF PHILADELPHIA; DEMONSTRATOR OF OBSTETRICS WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS. PHILADELPHIA: P. BLAKISTON, SON & CO., No. 1012 WALNUT STREET. 1886. |