What were some highlights and important aspects of 18th cenury medical science?

Answer 1

Check out the links below. Note especially the importance of the development (esp by Edward Jenner) or a successful method of inoculation for smallpox, and the treatment of scurvy by means of a diet rich in citrus fruits (esp note Captain James Cook's successes in this area)


http://pacs.unica.it/biblio/lesson6.htm
http://www.history1700s.com/articles/article1016.shtml
http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?paragraphid=kvb#kvb
http://www.st.clairflats.com/wpmedicine3.htm
http://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/history/page5.htm