A Tapestry of Laws: Legal Pluralism in Eighteenth-Century Britain

Medical "publishing societies" in eighteenth-century Britain.

This article reviews the relationship between medical journals and publishing societies in eighteenth-century Great Britain. The importance of the perception that these journals were being issued under the auspices of societies is revealed by the number of times this kind of sponsorship was invoked by new medical journals. This kind of endorsement was projected even when a society so designated...

Women and Enlightenment in Eighteenth-century Britain

"Vital Forces and Vital Laws in Eighteenth-Century French Physiology"

Infanticide and medico-legal ethics in eighteenth century Prussia.

The conquest of smallpox. The impact of inoculation on smallpox mortality in eighteenth-century Britain