The Collected Works of Dr. P. M. Latham, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Collected Works of Dr. P. M. Latham, Vol. 2 In arranging the order in which reprints of Dr. Latham's published works should be given by the New Sydenham Society, it was considered advisable to depart from the strict chronological sequence in which they first appeared. The two octavo volumes in which were contained his "Diseases of the Heart, " written, as they were, when his always feeble physical powers perhaps best served him, and when he was in the fullest enjoyment of his always great mental vigour, have been held by general consent to constitute his "opus magnum, " the work by which he has been most widely known, and from which, indeed, he soon came to be especially known as "Heart Latham." These lectures, therefore, seemed naturally to demand priority of publication, and the convenience they offered for making in themselves a first volume, of manageable size, being not lost sight of, they were allowed to take precedence of writings which had been published some twenty years earlier. Next in importance to the Lectures on "Diseases of the Heart, " and comparing favourably with them in all the vigour of expression and grace of diction of which their author was so great a master, comes the series in which he treats, more generally, a variety of subjects connected with Clinical Medicine, and with it the volume now offered to the members of the New Sydenham Society begins. Written more than forty years ago, when the science of auscultation was only in its infancy, and as yet had done little, if anything, for the elucidation of heart disease, they were intended especially to simplify auscultation for practical purposes in the diagnosis of diseases of the lungs. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.