The Medical Enlightenment of the Eighteenth Century

Inbunden, Engelska, 1990

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A series of essays on the development of medicine in the century of the Enlightenment, illustrating the decline in the role of religion in medical thinking, and the increased use of reason.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum1990-07-19
Mått152 x 229 x 24 mm
Vikt680 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor344
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9780521382359

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