File:Sinhalese astrologic monthly calendar, A.D. 1800..JPG

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English: Image of small box which contains a Sinhalese palm-leaf manuscript calendar (ca. 1800) from NLM’s MS S1 section. Pasted inside the box is a typewritten note describing its contents and identifying the donor, Dr. Casey Wood (1856-1942) of Chicago, a prominent Canadian ophthalmologist and collector. Dr. Wood’s introductory text gives a snapshot of activities and remedies best applied under a favorable horoscope.
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Source Courtesy of the National Library of Medicine. Images from the History of Medicine (IHM), http://ihm.nlm.nih.gov/images/A109330. Also showcased in the book: Hidden Treasure (New York, NY: Blast Books, 2012), p. 63.
Author Bethesda, MD : U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Health & Human Services, [2010]

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