Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026
A treatise on the human skeleton, including the joints.
Cambridge, England: Macmillan, 1858.
Humphry was professor of anatomy at Cambridge and became the first professor of surgery there. He founded the Journal of Anatomy and Physiology in 1867. “Humphry’s ligament” of the knee-joint is described on p. 546 of the above book and pictured on plate 53, fig. 1.
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| External URL | a-treatise-on-the-human-skeleton-including-the-joints |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Cambridge, England