Project Gutenberg 2016-10-03 Public domain in the USA. 145 Mead, Richard 1673 1754 A Mechanical Account of Poisons in Several Essays E-text prepared by RichardW and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "A Mechanical Account of Poisons in Several Essays" by Richard Mead is a scientific publication written in the early 18th century. The book explores the nature and effects of various poisons through a series of essays that delve into their mechanical properties and how they interact with the human body. It provides insights primarily into poisonous creatures such as vipers and the mechanisms of their venoms, aiming to move beyond the superstitions of previous eras and approach the subject with empirical scrutiny. At the start of the work, the author outlines his intention to provide a more intelligible account of poisons and their effects than what has been previously published. In the preface, Mead reflects on the complexity of understanding poisons, emphasizing the need for mechanical reasoning to uncover their workings. He introduces his first essay on the viper, detailing its cultural significance as a symbol of danger and divine retribution. The essay describes the symptoms following a viper bite and the vital role of venom in the viper's survival, setting the stage for a detailed exploration of the venom's interaction with the human body, its physiological effects, and potential cures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 48.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Poisons -- Early works to 1800 Venom -- Physiological effect -- Early works to 1800 RA Text Browsing: Health & Medicine Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - Chemistry/Biochemistry/Physics Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Science - Biology Category: Health & Medicine 307078 2025-06-21T08:52:44.037588 text/html 299583 2016-10-03T16:15:40 text/html 811061 2025-06-21T08:52:51.635518 application/epub+zip 809271 2025-06-21T08:52:45.566546 application/epub+zip 191671 2025-06-21T08:52:44.733599 application/epub+zip 928615 2025-06-21T08:52:56.233536 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 881252 2025-06-21T08:52:50.924552 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265468 2022-09-24T06:31:14.348825 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242750 2025-06-21T08:52:42.982557 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 242723 2020-06-13T23:11:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18909 2025-06-21T08:52:56.389502 application/rdf+xml 18751 2025-06-21T08:52:44.862553 image/jpeg 3112 2025-06-21T08:52:44.799553 image/jpeg 94210 2020-06-13T23:11:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 710234 2016-10-03T21:28:47 application/octet-stream application/zip 723012 2025-06-21T08:52:44.084591 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 en.wikipedia