Merck's 1899 Manual (Collective)

Category :  Dictionnary an reference books

English

Format :  Paperback

192 pages

Publisher :  Merck & Co 1999

Dimension :  175x105x8mm

Weight :  119g

Condition :  very good

Book Summary :  In 1899, the American drug manufacturer Merck & Co. (now Merck Sharpe & Dohme Corp.) first published a small reference book for physicians and pharmacists titled Merck's Manual of the Materia Medica. It was meant as an aid to physicians and pharmacists, reminding doctors that “Memory is treacherous.” Compact in size, easy to use, and comprehensive, The Merck Manual (as it was later known) became a favorite of those involved in medical care and others in need of a medical reference. Even Albert Schweitzer carried a copy to Africa in 1913, and Admiral Byrd carried a copy to the South Pole in 1929.

Over the years, each subsequent edition of the book grew in size and scope, eventually becoming one of the world's most widely used comprehensive medical resources.  By the 1980s, the book was translated into more than a dozen languages.

This is a facsimile of the first edition of the manual.  It illustrates the enormous advances in medical knowledge and practice that have taken place over the past 100 years.