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William Smellie may refer to:

  • William Smellie (encyclopedist) (1740–1795), Scottish encyclopedist
  • William Smellie (obstetrician) (1697–1763), obstetrician and the "father of British midwifery"
  • William Smellie (geologist) (1885–1973), Scottish geologist

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William Smellie

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William Smellie may refer to: William Smellie (encyclopedist) (1740–1795), Scottish encyclopedist William Smellie (obstetrician) (1697–1763), obstetrician...

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Smellie

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the 1860s William Smellie (encyclopedist) (1740–95), Scottish master printer, naturalist, antiquary, editor and encyclopedist William Smellie (geologist)...

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Cephalic presentation

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A mento-posterior face presentation, William Smellie, 1792...

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Samuel James Cameron

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in the British isles, William Smellie, Cameron both named a maternity hospital at Lanark, Scotland, after him and saved Smellie's library from permanent...

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Obstetrical forceps

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difficult cases. This improvement was published in 1751 in England by William Smellie in the book A Treatise on the theory and practice of midwifery. After...

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Birth

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illustration of normal head-first presentation by the obstetrician William Smellie from about 1792. The membranes have ruptured and the cervix is fully...

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ASB Bank

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Forsaith, John Israel Montefiore, James Dilworth, Alexander Kennedy, and William Smellie Graham. During the 1980s the association of savings banks amalgamated...

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Lanark

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Carluke-born Robert Forrest. Other notable figures from Lanark include: William Smellie (1697–1763), obstetrician[better source needed] Robert McQueen, Lord...

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– James Franklin, American colonial author (d. 1735) February 5 – William Smellie, Scottish obstetrician and medical instructor (d. 1763) February 9...

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Breech birth

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head may be controlled by a special two-handed grip called the Mauriceau–Smellie–Veit maneuver or the elective application of forceps. This will be of value...

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Craig y Mor

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had become popular with the wealthy middle-classes from Liverpool. William Smellie, the builder of Craig y Mor, was born in Glasgow in the 1870s, and...

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Greyfriars Kirkyard

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of the College of Justice John Skene, Lord Curriehill (died 1617) William Smellie (encyclopedist) (1740–1795) creator of the Encyclopædia Britannica...

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Shoulder presentation

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Shoulder presentation A shoulder presentation with a prolapsed arm, by William Smellie Specialty Obstetrics...

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Midwife

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In previous centuries, they were called man-midwives in English. William Smellie is credited with innovations on the shape of forceps. This invention...

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Scottish Enlightenment

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Ulbster (1754–1835) writer, statistician William Skirving (c.1745–1796) political reformer William Smellie (1740–1795) editor of the first edition of...

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List of University of Edinburgh people

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winner of The Great British Bake Off 2020 Piers Sellers, astronaut William Smellie, encyclopedist Sir Edward Victor Appleton, former Principal and Vice-Chancellor...

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The Scots Magazine

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other journals soon copied. From 1759 until 1765 it was edited by William Smellie. In 1801 Archibald Constable bought the magazine, and three years later...

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Struggle for existence

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equilibrium of powers can alone bring peace to the creation." For William Smellie in 1790 a profusion of animal life improved "in proportion to the number...

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