On Delaying the Effects of Old Age

THE CURE OF OLD AGE and PRESERVATION OF YOUTH

Roger Bacon was a 13th century Franciscan friar and philosopher. He was an early proponent of the scientific method and studied alchemy, optics, and medicine. The original Latin title of this work is De retardatione accidentium senectutis, which translates to "On the Delaying of the Accidents of Old Age."

Richard Browne was an English physician. He produced this translation during the Restoration period, making Bacon's medieval scientific ideas accessible to a 17th century audience.

A MEDICAL MANUSCRIPT OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY

This refers to an additional primary source included in this volume. It provides a contemporary medical context from the late Middle Ages to compare with Bacon's work.

Andrew George Little and Edward Withington were influential historians. They specialized in medieval studies and the history of medicine during the early 1900s.

OXFORD

AT THE CLARENDON PRESS

1928

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