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Double Face of Janus (POD)
Preeminent historian of medicine Owsei Temkin brought to his writing an awesome range of scholarship, for he was at home in the classical, the medieval, and the modern eras. The essays gathered in this volume deal with all the topics that Temkin considered most important in his work. They were widely commended for their originality, intelligent ......
ISBN-13: 9780801885471 (Paperback)
Publisher: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
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Owsei Temkin
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Local release date: 14/01/2007
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Categories: History of medicine [MBX]

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Hippocrates in a World of Pagans and Christians
''The fascinating story of how Hippocrates and the Oath (which is unlikely to have been written by the great Coan doctor himself) became Christianized is the theme of this wise and humane book . . . Historians, theologians, and doctors alike will benefit from this clear, learned, and courteous exposition of an enthralling theme.''--Vivian Nutton, ......
ISBN-13: 9780801851292 (Paperback)
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Owsei Temkin
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Local release date: 14/05/1995
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Categories: History of medicine [MBX]

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Falling Sickness:
A History of Epilepsy from the Greeks to the Beginnings of Modern Neurology 2ed (POD)
''The definitive account . . . Detailed, meticulous, and accurate.''--American Scientist.Owsei Temkin presents the history of epilepsy in Western civilization from ancient times to the beginnings of modern neurology. First published in 1945 and thoroughly revised in 1971, this classic work by one of the history of medicine's most eminent scholars ......
ISBN-13: 9780801848490 (Paperback)
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Owsei Temkin
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Local release date: 14/05/1994
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Categories: History of medicine [MBX]

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Soranus' Gynecology
Including a section on infant care, Soranus' Gynecology represents ancient gynecological and obstetrical practice at its height. An introduction and notes by Temkin provide insight into the work's historical and scientific background.Softshell Books.
ISBN-13: 9780801843204 (Paperback)
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Soranus, Owsei Temkin
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Local release date: 14/10/1991
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Categories: Classical history / classical civilisation [HBLA1]

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Forerunners of Darwin, 1745-1859 (POD)
Published to commemorate the centennial of the publication of Darwin's 'Origin of Species', this volume brings together several important essays on the history of the idea of evolution. Included are discussions of Maupertuis, Buffon, Diderot, Kant, Herder, Lamarck, and Schopenhauer by such leading scholars as Arthur O. Lovejoy, Bentley Glass, ......
ISBN-13: 9780801802225 (Paperback)
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Bentley Glass, Owsei Temkin, William L. Straus
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Local release date: 14/05/1968
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Categories: History of science [PDX]