Of Medicine, in Eight BooksCelsus, Aulus Cornelius
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Of Medicine, in Eight Books
Celsus, Aulus Cornelius
Medicine, Greek and Roman
III. Of the use of the modiolus, and perforator, and other
instruments, especially for the bones of the head 390
IV. Of fractures of the skull 393
V. Of fractures of the nose 399
VI. Of fractures of the ears 400
VII. Of a fractured maxilla, together with some general
observations relating to fractures 401
VIII. Of a fractured clavicle 402
IX. Of fractures of the ribs and spine 404
X. Of fractures of the humerus, fore-arm, thigh, leg,
fingers, and toes 406
XI. Of luxations 414
XII. Of a luxated maxilla 416
XIII. Of a luxation of the head 417
XIV. Of a luxation of the spine 418
XV. Of a luxation of the humerus 419
XVI. Of a luxation of the cubitus 420
XVII. Of a luxated hand 421
XVIII. Of luxations in the palm 422
XIX. Of luxations of the fingers 422
XX. Of a luxation of the femur 423
XXI. Of a luxation of the knee 424
XXII. Of a luxated ancle 425
XXIII. Of luxations in the soles of the feet 425
XXIV. Of luxated toes 426
XXV. Of luxations attended with a wound 426
ROMAN MEASURES OF CAPACITY FOR THINGS LIQUID, REDUCED TO ENGLISH WINE
MEASURE, THE WINE PINT HOLDING 28-7/8 SOLID INCHES.
No. I.
|_Pints_ |_Sol. in. dec._
Ligula |0,-1/48 |0,117-5/12
+------+ | |
| 4 |Cyathus |0,-1/12 |0,469-2/3
+------+-----+ | |
| 6 | 1 |Acetabulum |0,-1/8 |0,704-1/2
+------+-----+-----+ | |
| 12 | 3 | 2 |Quartarius |0,-1/4 |1,409
+------+-----+-----+-----+ | |
| 24 | 6 | 4 | 2 |Hemina |0,-1/2 |2,818
+------+-----+-----+-----+----+ | |
| 48 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 |Sextarius|1 |5,636
+------+-----+-----+-----+----+ | |
Possibly No. I. may be better understood in the following form.
No. II.
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