THE HARVEIAN ORATION
Reading edition
DELIVERED BEFORE THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS ON JUNE 21, 1904
BY RICHARD CATON, M.D., F.R.C.P. EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF PHYSIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL; CONSULTING PHYSICIAN, ROYAL INFIRMARY
With Seven Illustrations
PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS OF LIVERPOOL
LONDON: C. J. CLAY AND SONS CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS WAREHOUSE, AVE MARIA LANE 1904 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
TO Sir WILLIAM SELBY CHURCH, Bart., K.C.B., M.D. THE PRESIDENT AND TO THE FELLOWS OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF LONDON THIS ORATION IS DEDICATED WITH MUCH RESPECT
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