The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth and Other Curiosities from the History of Medicine

Thomas Morris

4996 valutazioni di Goodreads

Lingua: inglese

Editore: Transworld Publishers Ltd, GB, 2019

0552175455 / 9780552175456

Da: Rarewaves.com USA, London, London, Regno UnitoRarewaves.com USA

Venditore con 5 stelle

Venditore AbeBooks dal 11 giugno 2025

Brossura

Condizione: Nuovo

EUR 16,99

 Spedizione gratuita 
Spedito da Regno Unito a U.S.A.

Quantità: 4 disponibili

Aggiungi al carrello
Resi gratuiti per 30 giorni

Descrizione dell’articolo da parte del venditore

"Delightfully horrifying."--Popular ScienceOne of Mental Floss's Best Books of 2018One of Science Friday's Best Science Books of 2018· A mysterious epidemic of dental explosions. · A teenage boy who got his wick stuck in a candlestick.· A remarkable woman who, like a human fountain, spurted urine from virtually every orifice.These are just a few of the anecdotal gems that have until now lain undiscovered in medical journals for centuries. This fascinating collection of historical curiosities explores some of the strangest cases that have perplexed doctors across the world.From seventeenth-century Holland to Tsarist Russia, from rural Canada to a whaler in the Pacific, many are monuments to human stupidity - such as the sailor who swallowed dozens of penknives to amuse his shipmates, or the chemistry student who in 1850 arrived at a hospital in New York with his penis trapped inside a bottle, having unwisely decided to relieve himself into a vessel containing highly reactive potassium. Others demonstrate exceptional surgical ingenuity long before the advent of anaesthesia - such as a daring nineteenth-century operation to remove a metal fragment from beneath a conscious patient's heart. We also hear of the weird, often hilarious remedies employed by physicians of yore - from crow's vomit to port-wine enemas - the hazards of such everyday objects as cucumbers and false teeth, and miraculous recovery from apparently terminal injuries.Blending fascinating history with lacerating wit, The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth will take you on a tour of some of the funniest, strangest and most wince-inducing corners of medical history. …

Codice articolo LU-9780552175456

Titolo
The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth and Other Curiosities from the History of Medicine
Autore
Thomas Morris
Editore
Transworld Publishers Ltd, GB
Anno di pubblicazione
2019
Condizione
New
Rilegatura
Paperback
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 10
0552175455
ISBN 13
9780552175456
Peso dell'articolo
273 grammi

Rarewaves.com USA

London, London, Regno Unito

Venditore con 5 stelle

Venditore AbeBooks dal 11 giugno 2025

Tariffe di spedizione da Regno Unito a U.S.A.

ArticoloDa 7 a 12 giorni lavorativiDa 7 a 12 giorni lavorativi
Primo articoloEUR 0,00EUR 0,00
I tempi di consegna sono stabiliti dai venditori e variano in base al corriere e al paese. Gli ordini che devono attraversare una dogana possono subire ritardi e spetta agli acquirenti pagare eventuali tariffe o dazi associati. I venditori possono contattarti in merito ad addebiti aggiuntivi dovuti a eventuali maggiorazioni dei costi di spedizione dei tuoi articoli.

Metodi di pagamento

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Carte Bleue
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay

Informazioni sull’azienda del venditore

RAREWAVES.COM LIMITED

Elsley Court, 20-22 Great Titchfield Street
London, Regno Unito W1W 8BE