oriatrike

Updated: May 14, 2025

Boyle was well acquainted with the writings of van Helmont, who, although his works fell into disrepute as the mechanical philosophy gradually took over, nevertheless in the middle of the seventeenth century was a highly significant figure. In 1662 there appeared the English translation of his Oriatrike, while Latin editions continued to be published later in the century.

Charles W. Bodemer - Medical Investigation in Seventeenth Century England: Papers Read at a Clark Library Seminar, October 14, 1967