The physician's pulse-watch; or, An essay to explain the old art of feeling the pulse, and to improve it by the help of a pulse-watch

in three parts. I. the old Galenic art of feeling the pulse is describ'd, and many of its errors corrected: the true use of the pulses, and their causes, differences and prognostications by them, are fully explain'd, and directions given for feeling the pulse by the pulse-watch, or minute glass : II. a new mechanical method is propos'd for preserving health, and prolonging life, and for curing diseases by the help of the pulse-watch, which shews the pulses when they exceed or are deficient from the natural : III. the Chinese art of feeling the pulse is describ'd; and the imitation of their practice of physick, which is grounded on the observation of the pulse, is recommended : to which is added, an extract out of Andrew Cleyer, concerning the Chinese art of feeling the pulse

by Floyer, John Sir