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 | | Born in Hanover, Herschel started out as an oboist in the Hanoverian Guards band; and, as such, made a visit to England. |
 | | Of course, a fellow Hanoverian, George II (1683-1760) was on the throne of England and Hanoverians were generally welcomed in England. |
 | | He believed that "the four fluids or humours of the body (blood, phlegm, yellow bile and fl bile) are the primary seats of disease." But, it is the ethics of Hippocrates to which, for many years, the medical doctor subscribed by the taking of the Hippocrates Oath. |
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