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Ireland and Medicine in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries (The History of Medicine in Context)
Ireland and Medicine in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries - The History of Medicine in Context
Author: James Kelly, Fiona Clark
The story of early modern medicine, with its extremes of scientific brilliance and barbaric practice, has long held a fascination for scholars. The great discoveries of Harvey and Jenner sit incongruously with the persistence of Galenic theory, superstition and blood-letting. Yet despite continued research into the period as a whole, most work h...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780754665564
ISBN-10: 0754665569
Publication Date: 1/1/2010
Pages: 242
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Ashgate
Book Type: Hardcover
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