The History of Physick
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The History of Physick is an early 18th-century medical history that surveys the development of medicine from ancient times through the classical and medieval periods.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The History of Physick canonical | 2 |
| The History of Physick from the Time of Galen to the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7136707 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The History of Physick Context triple: [Dr. John Freind, notableWork, The History of Physick]
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A.
Institutiones medicae
Institutiones medicae is a foundational 18th-century medical textbook that systematized clinical teaching and greatly influenced medical education in Europe.
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B.
Observationes medicae
Observationes medicae is a 17th-century collection of medical case histories that became an influential early work in clinical observation and pathology.
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C.
Parasceve ad Historiam Naturalem et Experimentalem
Parasceve ad Historiam Naturalem et Experimentalem is a methodological treatise by Francis Bacon that outlines the systematic collection and organization of natural and experimental histories as a foundation for his new scientific method.
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D.
Bibliotheca Chirurgica
Bibliotheca Chirurgica is a comprehensive 18th-century bibliographical work on surgical literature compiled by the Swiss polymath and physician Albrecht von Haller.
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E.
Bibliotheca Medicinae Practicae
Bibliotheca Medicinae Practicae is a comprehensive 18th-century medical bibliography and reference work compiled by Swiss physician and polymath Albrecht von Haller, cataloging and evaluating contemporary medical literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The History of Physick Target entity description: The History of Physick is an early 18th-century medical history that surveys the development of medicine from ancient times through the classical and medieval periods.
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A.
Institutiones medicae
Institutiones medicae is a foundational 18th-century medical textbook that systematized clinical teaching and greatly influenced medical education in Europe.
-
B.
Observationes medicae
Observationes medicae is a 17th-century collection of medical case histories that became an influential early work in clinical observation and pathology.
-
C.
Parasceve ad Historiam Naturalem et Experimentalem
Parasceve ad Historiam Naturalem et Experimentalem is a methodological treatise by Francis Bacon that outlines the systematic collection and organization of natural and experimental histories as a foundation for his new scientific method.
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D.
Bibliotheca Chirurgica
Bibliotheca Chirurgica is a comprehensive 18th-century bibliographical work on surgical literature compiled by the Swiss polymath and physician Albrecht von Haller.
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E.
Bibliotheca Medicinae Practicae
Bibliotheca Medicinae Practicae is a comprehensive 18th-century medical bibliography and reference work compiled by Swiss physician and polymath Albrecht von Haller, cataloging and evaluating contemporary medical literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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medical history ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
compile earlier medical knowledge
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trace the progress of medicine over time ⓘ |
| chronologicalScope | from antiquity to the medieval era ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Great Britain ⓘ |
| coversRegion |
ancient Greece
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ancient Rome ⓘ medieval Europe ⓘ |
| documents |
changes in medical practice
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changes in medical theory ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
development of medicine
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medical practice ⓘ medical theories ⓘ |
| genre | history of medicine ⓘ |
| hasDiscipline |
history
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medicine ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | retrospective survey of medical history ⓘ |
| hasStructure | chronological narrative ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Enlightenment-era medical scholarship ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general learned readership
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physicians ⓘ scholars of medicine ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| relatedField |
history of science
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medical historiography ⓘ |
| subject |
history of medicine
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medicine ⓘ |
| timeCoverage |
ancient medicine
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classical antiquity ⓘ medieval period ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | scholarly work ⓘ |
| usesSourcesFrom |
classical medical authors
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medieval medical writers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The History of Physick Description of subject: The History of Physick is an early 18th-century medical history that surveys the development of medicine from ancient times through the classical and medieval periods.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Dr. John Freind
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notableWork
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The History of Physick from the Time of Galen to the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century
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linked to: The History of Physick