The father of anatomy : Galen and his dissections / Lisa Yount.

By:

Yount, Lisa [author.]

Material type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

Audience:

Juvenile

ISBN:

9780766033801 (lib. bdg.)
0766033805 (lib. bdg.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

611.0092 B 22
921 GALEN 14

LOC classification:

R126.G8 Y68 2010

Online resources:

Table of contents only

Contents:

Introduction: A visit to the doctor -- A dream career -- First among physicians -- Exploring the body -- Healing the sick -- Medicine for the ages.

Summary: "A biography of ancient Greek physician Galen, whose dissections of animals led to discoveries about human anatomy. He was the authority on medical knowledge in the Western world for more than fifteen hundred years"--Provided by publisher.Summary: Highlights the life and achievements of the ancient Greek physician whose dissections of animals led to discoveries about human anatomy, and who was the authority on medical knowledge in the Western world for many centuries.

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Books	Idaho Springs Public Library	Junior Biography	J BIO GALEN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	30404100029618

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 126) and index.

Introduction: A visit to the doctor -- A dream career -- First among physicians -- Exploring the body -- Healing the sick -- Medicine for the ages.

"A biography of ancient Greek physician Galen, whose dissections of animals led to discoveries about human anatomy. He was the authority on medical knowledge in the Western world for more than fifteen hundred years"--Provided by publisher.

Highlights the life and achievements of the ancient Greek physician whose dissections of animals led to discoveries about human anatomy, and who was the authority on medical knowledge in the Western world for many centuries.

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