The Story of Medicine: From Papyri to Pacemakers - Hardcover

Lindsay, Judy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0714130095 ISBN 13: 9780714130095

Verlag: British Museum Press, 2003

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Reseña del editor

This title shows how the foundations of modern medicine were laid by ancient civilization. It answers many of children's questions about medicine in the past. Who were the doctors and how were they trained? How accurate were the Egyptians' ideas about anatomy? What strange (to us) ingredients did they put in their potions? How much did the Greeks and Romans understand about hygiene and santitation? What were the attitudes of people in the past to disease, and how did they respond to it? How much of early medicine was really magic or superstition? How much was effective? How long could people in the past expect to live, and how did they deal with death? How much can we find out about the diseases and injuries of people in the past from modern scientific techniques such as CT-scanning and X-rays?

Biografía del autor

Judy Lindsay works at the British Museum where for several years she organized a programme of children's events and edited ReMUS, the children's magazine published by The British Museum. She has made a special study of the history of medicine.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: British Museum Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0714130095
• ISBN 13: 9780714130095
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 40