This is an illustrated dictionary of terms, people, events, and dates spanning the entire history of medicine, totalling some 700 double-column pages with a large number of rare and exceptional illustrations from many original sources compiled over years of inquiry involving more than 5,000 books and hundreds of journals. It is a major resource of hard-to-find information about notable medical figures, instruments, conditions, procedures, and dates and a storehouse of anecdotes and background material.
This is an illustrated dictionary of terms, people, events, and dates spanning the entire history of medicine, totalling some 700 double-column pages ...
The only work of its kind, this dictionary is uniquely focused on the history of applied science, including medical and biomedical applications. It contains approximately 3000 detailed and extensively researched entries painstakingly compiled by Dr. Anton Sebastian, respected author of A Dictionary of the History of Medicine. A work of exceptional scholarship totaling some 400 double-column pages it contains many rarely seen illustrations from original sources involving hundreds of books and journals. This dictionary offers special value to scientists, doctors, and students as a marvelous...
The only work of its kind, this dictionary is uniquely focused on the history of applied science, including medical and biomedical applications. It co...
