Project Gutenberg 2016-09-06 Public domain in the USA. 189 Beckett, William 1684 1738 Becket, William A Collection of Chirurgical Tracts Of wounds of the head and brain -- New discoveries relating to the cure of cancers -- Chirurgical remarks on several curious cases -- The history and antiquity of the venereal disease -- A new method of curing consumptions by specific medicines. Produced by Thiers Halliwell, deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Collection of Chirurgical Tracts" by William Beckett is a scientific publication written in the early 18th century. The work consists of various tracts that explore surgical practices and medical discoveries, focusing on topics such as wounds, cancers, and the history of venereal diseases. This compilation aims to present and reflect on Beckett's contributions to the field of surgery based on his extensive experience and observations. The opening of the text introduces readers to William Beckett's life and his notable accomplishments as a surgeon and member of the Royal Society. It outlines his intention to compile various previously published chirurgical pieces into a single collection as a means of documentation and contribution to medical literature. The start of the text also hints at the organization of the subsequent tracts, including discussions on wounds of the head and brain, cancer treatments, and the history of venereal diseases, laying the groundwork for a serious academic exploration of the surgical field in his time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 45.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Surgery RD Text Category: Health & Medicine 428075 2025-07-21T07:39:07.871973 text/html 404908 2024-10-23T01:05:12 text/html 684072 2025-07-21T07:39:14.479982 application/epub+zip 689936 2025-07-21T07:39:09.222956 application/epub+zip 220819 2025-07-21T07:39:08.567971 application/epub+zip 828713 2025-07-21T07:39:18.373918 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 771710 2025-07-21T07:39:13.718015 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 314052 2022-09-24T04:20:22.094055 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386539 2025-07-21T07:39:06.928032 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 366654 2024-10-23T01:05:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16094 2025-07-21T07:39:18.513924 application/rdf+xml 15930 2025-07-21T07:39:08.663967 image/jpeg 3012 2025-07-21T07:39:08.616976 image/jpeg 673064 2025-07-21T07:39:07.937972 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog