Isbn: 9780259175834 - the high-german doctor, vol. 2: to which is added, a large appendix, with an explanatory index (classic reprint) (3 risultati)

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This fascinating book takes readers on a journey through the scandalous, hilarious, and often contradictory world of 18th-century medicine. From the inception of the medical profession to warring medical philosophies and the rise of notorious quackery, this book casts a satirical eye on the great and the good in the medical profession. The author positions this within the broader context of Britain's political history and the struggle to assert scientific method over the entrenched traditions of humours and star-ology. Brimming with period detail and exposing a rogues gallery of charlatans, this book is an engaging and accessible look at how medical practice emerged from the dark ages of barber-surgeons toward the Enlightenment and the scientific method. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. …