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The other Charles Darwin (1758-1778)

February 18, 2020

JMS Pearce Hull, England, United Kingdom Fig 1. Erasmus Darwin and William Withering. “Precursoritis” is the bane of historiography.” – Stephen Jay Gould One of the best-known and important discoveries in the practice of medicine was the introduction of digitalis by William Withering (Fig 1). It was the subject of controversy that involved […]