when I begged them of him in order to revise their contents; he did not return them, till he had made me solemnly promise, that I would not abridge any part thereof" (Preface).
(4) Venice, 1761.
(5) Boerhaave remarked that if a man wished to deserve or get a medical degree from ONE medical author let it be this.

(James Atkinson: Medical Bibliography, 1834, 268.) Born in 1682, Morgagni studied at Bologna under Valsalva and Albertini.
In 1711, he was elected professor of medicine at Padua.

He published numerous anatomical observations and several smaller works of less importance.

The great work which has made his name immortal in the profession, appeared in his eightieth year, and represents the accumulated experience of a long life.

Though written in the form of letters, the work is arranged systematically and has an index of exceptional value.