Withering, William 1741-1799

Overview

Works:	236 works in 634 publications in 3 languages and 4,321 library holdings
Genres:	Case studies Biography History Classification Field guides Bibliography
Roles:	Author, Translator, Honoree, Other
Classifications:	QK306, 615.32381

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Most widely held works about William Withering

Hall Jackson and the purple foxglove : medical practice and research in Revolutionary America, 1760-1820 by J. Worth Estes( Book )
William Withering of Birmingham, M.D., F.R.S., F.L.S by T. Whitmore Peck( Book )
Organic inheritance in man by F. A. E Crew( Book )
William Withering; the introduction of digitalis into medical practice by Louis H Roddis( Book )
The miscellaneous tracts of the late William Withering; to which is prefixed a memoir of his life, character, and writings by William Withering( Book )

The life and times of William Withering : his work, his legacy by Peter Sheldon( Book )
Withering and the discovery of the foxglove : an autobiographical extract by William Withering by William Withering( Book )
The place of William Withering in scientific medicine by John F Fulton( Book )
A translation of William Withering's De angina gangraenosa by William Withering( Book )
Discoverers for medicine by William Henry Woglom( Book )
William Withering and the foxglove : a bicentennial selection of letters from the Osler bequest to the Royal Society of Medicine, together with a transcription of "An account of the foxglove" and an introductory essay by Ronald D Mann( Book )
An account of the foxglove, and some of its medical uses: with practical remarks on dropsy, and other diseases by William Withering( Book )
William Withering : his work, his health, his friends by Lewis J Moorman( Book )
Withering : the discovery of digitalis( Visual )
The miscellaneous tracts of the late William Withering by William Withering( Book )
134 letters from and to Dr. Wm. Withering by William Withering( Book )
Erasmus Darwin FRS (1731-1802) and the foxglove controversy by G. C Cook( Book )
William Withering and digitalis remembered, 1785-1985 by Theva A Buell( Book )
The friendship of William Withering and Erasmus Darwin by Ruth Musser( Book )
William Withering of Birmingham, M.D. by T. Whitmore Peck( Book )

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Most widely held works by William Withering

An account of the foxglove, and some of its medical uses: with practical remarks on dropsy, and other diseases by William Withering( )

24 editions published in 1785 in English and held by 261 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A systematic arrangement of British plants by William Withering( Book )

28 editions published between 1812 and 2012 in English and held by 245 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Outlines of mineralogy by Torbern Bergman( )

16 editions published in 1783 in English and held by 239 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An account of the foxglove, and some of its medical uses : with practical remarks on dropsy and other diseases by William Withering( Book )

6 editions published in 1979 in English and held by 220 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An account of the scarlet fever and sore throat, or scarlatina anginosa : particularly as it appeared at Birmingham in the year 1778. By William Withering, M.D by William Withering( )

10 editions published between 1779 and 2005 in English and held by 171 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An account of the scarlet fever and sore throat; or scarlatina anginosa : particularly as it appeared at Birmingham in the year 1778. The second edition. To which are now prefixed, Some remarks on the nature and cure of the ulcerated sore throat. By William Withering, M.D by William Withering( )

10 editions published between 1793 and 2005 in English and held by 165 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A chemical analysis of the water at Caldas da Rainha : by William Withering by William Withering( )

9 editions published in 1795 in Portuguese and English and held by 164 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A botanical arrangement of British plants; including the uses of each species, in medicine, diet, rural œconomy and the arts. With an easy introduction to the study of botany ... Illustrated by copper plates. The second edition. By William Withering by William Withering( )

in English and held by 154 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Bericht über den Fingerhut und seine medizinische Anwendung mit praktischen Bemerkungen über Wassersucht und andere Krankheiten : nach der englischen Ausgabe von 1785 ins Deutsche übertragen by William Withering( Book )

24 editions published between 1785 and 1984 in German and Undetermined and held by 122 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A systematic arrangement of British plants; with an easy introduction to the study of botany by William Withering( Book )

9 editions published between 1801 and 1812 in English and held by 117 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An arrangement of British plants; according to the latest improvements of the Linnaean system, to which is prefixed, an easy introduction to the study of botany by William Withering( Book )

15 editions published in 1796 in English and held by 113 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A botanical arrangement of all the vegetables naturally growing in Great Britain With descriptions of the genera and species, According to the System of the celebrated Linnaeus. Being an Attempt to render them familiar to those who are unacquainted with the Learned Languages. Under each species are added, The most remarkable Varieties, the Natural Places of Growth, the Duration, the Time of Flowering, the Peculiarities of Structure, the common English Names; the Names of Gerard, Parkinson, Ray and Bauhine. The uses as medicines, or as poisons; as food for Men, for Brutes, and for Insects. With their Applications in oeconomy and in the arts. With an easy introduction to the study of botany. Shewing The Method of investigating plants, and Directions how to Dry and Preserve Specimens. The whole Illustrated by Copper Plates and a copious Glossary. By William Withering, M.D. In two volumes by William Withering( )

2 editions published in 1776 in English and held by 105 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An arrangement of British plants : according to the latest improvements of the Linnæan system. To which is prefixed, An easy introduction to the study of botany. Illustrated by copper plates. By William Withering, M.D.F.R.S. member of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Lisbon ; fellow of the Linnaean Society ; honorary member of the Royal Medical Society at Edinburgh, &c by William Withering( )

2 editions published in 1796 in English and held by 100 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An account of the scarlet fever and sore throat, or scarlatina anginosa; particularly as it appeared at Birmingham in the year 1778 by William Withering( Book )

20 editions published between 1779 and 2018 in English and held by 64 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An arrangement of British plants, according to the latest improvements of the Linnean system by William Withering( Book )

6 editions published in 1830 in English and held by 60 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A systematic arrangement of British plants; : with an easy introduction to the study of botany. Illustrated by copper plates. by William Withering( Book )

8 editions published between 1801 and 1812 in English and held by 60 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Withering's British plants : the flowering plants and ferns of Great Britain and Ireland, arranged according to the Linnaean system : with instructions to beginners, illustrative figures, a glossary, and outline of a natural classification by William Withering( )

13 editions published between 1852 and 1863 in English and held by 57 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An arrangement of British plants ; according to the latest improvements of the Linnæan system. To which is prefixed, An easy introduction to the study of botany. Illustrated by copper plates. By William Withering by William Withering( )

8 editions published in 1796 in English and held by 54 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A botanical arrangement of all the vegetables naturally growing in Great Britain : With descriptions of the genera and species ... With an easy introduction to the study of botany. ... By William Withering, M.D. In two volumes by William Withering( Book )

8 editions published in 1776 in English and held by 48 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An arrangement of British plants, according to the latest improvements of the Linnean system; with an easy introduction to the study of botany by William Withering( Book )

4 editions published between 1818 and 1830 in English and held by 43 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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