TY  - JOUR
T1  - MEdical news
Y1  - 1949/05/21
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1949.02900380076017
JO  - Journal of the American Medical Association
SP  - 336
EP  - 339
VL  - 140
IS  - 3
N2  - CONNECTICUT 
    Bicentenary of Edward Jenner.— 
    An exhibition commemorating the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of Edward Jenner on May 17 is on display this month in the Medical Library of Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven. From Yale's Harvey Cushing Collection are shown copies of all the early editions of "An Inquiry into the Cause and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae," which contained Jenner's most important conclusion: "that the cowpox protects the human constitution from the infection of smallpox." Subsequent writings are shown, including "Further Observances" and "Continuations," that Jenner published in answer to criticisms that arose concerning his discovery and to record further cases. Among them are several translations of his works in Latin, German, French, Dutch and Russian. Special attention is given to the part played by Thomas Thacher of Boston, whose "Brief Rule" was the earliest medical document printed in the colonies. It also illustrates
SN  - 0002-9955
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1949.02900380076017
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1949.02900380076017
ER  -