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William Salmon

William Salmon (1644–1713), medical empiric and author.
The 588th most frequently quoted source in the OED, with a total of 803 quotations (about 0.02% of all OED quotations).
See article in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Total number of quotations803Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a word68Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a particular meaning202Find quotations
NameTotal QuotationsPercentage of quotations
1.Pharmacopœia Bateana26133.0%Find quotations in OED
2.Synopsis Medicinæ18423.0%Find quotations in OED
3.Doron Medicum10413.0%Find quotations in OED
4.Pharmacopœia Londinensis516.0%Find quotations in OED
5.Anat. Human Bodies516.0%Find quotations in OED
6.Medicina Practica243.0%Find quotations in OED
7.Family Dict.182.0%Find quotations in OED
8.Polygraphice182.0%Find quotations in OED
9.Family-dict.172.0%Find quotations in OED
10.Collectanea Medica142.0%Find quotations in OED

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