Hippocratic Writings (Penguin Classics)
by Hippocrates
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This work is a sampling of the Hippocratic Corpus, a collection of ancient Greek medical works. At the beginning, and interspersed throughout, there are discussions on the philosophy of being a physician. There is a large section about how to treat limb fractures, and the section called The Nature of Man describes the physiological theories of the time. The book ends with a discussion of embryology and a brief anatomical description of the heart.Tags
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This work is a sampling of the Hippocratic Corpus, a collection of ancient Greek medical works. At the beginning, and interspersed throughout, there are discussions on the philosop.
This is a collection of writings predominately composed between 430 and 330 BC, which represent the beginning of systemic medical inquiry in ancient Greece.
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- This is the work by Hippocrates entitled "Writings". Some publishers have combined this work with works by Galen, but this is of no relevence to Hippocrates "Writings". Do not combine this work with anything other than the ... (show all)"Writings" of Hippocrates.
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- Nonfiction, History, Science & Nature, Philosophy
- DDC/MDS
- 610.938 — Applied Science & Technology Medicine & health Medicine and health History, geographic treatment, biography Ancient World Greece including Macedonia to 323
- LCC
- AC1 .G72 — General Works Collections. Series. Collected works Collections. Series. Collected works Collections of monographs, essays, etc. American and English
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- English, Greek (Ancient), Latvian
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