
A History of Embryology
Joseph Needham(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 29. January 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-107-47554-0 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 1959 as the second edition of a 1934 original, this book describes the Western history of embryology from prehistoric concepts of foetal growth through Graeco-Roman antiquity to the close of the eighteenth century. The text is illustrated with plates and diagrams showing the development of scientific understanding over time, first through artistic representations of gestation and later through scientific drawings and sketches. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of medicine.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
573 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-107-47554-0 (9781107475540)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
List of plates; Preliminary note; 1. Embryology in antiquity; 2. Embryology from Galen to the Renaissance; 3. Embryology in the seventeenth century; 4. Embryology in the eighteenth century; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.