Author |
Bettany, G. T. (George Thomas), 1850-1891 |
Title |
Eminent doctors: Their lives and their work; Vol. 1 of 2
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Original Publication |
United Kingdom: John Hogg,1885.
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Contents |
Preface -- Linacre, Caius, and the foundation of British medicine -- William Harvey and the circulation of the blood -- Thomas Sydenham, the British Hippocrates -- The Monros, Cullen, the Gregorys, John Bell, and the foundation of the Edinburgh School of Medicine -- William and John Hunter and the applications of anatomy and physiology to surgery -- Edward Jenner and vaccination -- Sir Astley Cooper and Abernethy: the knife versus regimen -- Sir Charles Bell and the functions of the nervous system -- Marshall Hall and the discovery of reflex action -- Sir Benjamin Brodie and Sir William Lawrence, two great practical surgeons.
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Credits |
Bob Taylor, Emmanuel Ackerman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
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Language |
English |
LoC Class |
R: Medicine
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Subject |
Physicians -- Great Britain
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Subject |
Medicine -- Great Britain -- History
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Category |
Text |
EBook-No. |
69406 |
Release Date |
Nov 22, 2022 |
Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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