The History of medicine comprising a narrative of its progress from the earliest ages to the present timeLongman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861 - 483 pages |
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... facts go , to form a solid basis for a pure and exact science . To show that such an undertaking is not uncalled- for , I need only advert to the anomalous state of the medical profession as it now exists , and to the conflict- ing ...
... facts go , to form a solid basis for a pure and exact science . To show that such an undertaking is not uncalled- for , I need only advert to the anomalous state of the medical profession as it now exists , and to the conflict- ing ...
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... Facts alone have been employed to esta- blish other natural sciences , whilst in medicine the human imagination has been taxed to the utmost in framing hypotheses to accord with or account for the various phenomena which are constantly ...
... Facts alone have been employed to esta- blish other natural sciences , whilst in medicine the human imagination has been taxed to the utmost in framing hypotheses to accord with or account for the various phenomena which are constantly ...
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... fact , that I have been assisted at every step by the various authors who have written on the history and progress of medicine ; but on most subjects it will be found that I have embodied with my text a reference to the authority from ...
... fact , that I have been assisted at every step by the various authors who have written on the history and progress of medicine ; but on most subjects it will be found that I have embodied with my text a reference to the authority from ...
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... facts which have been from time to time contributed , to form an inductive foundation for an exact science . We cannot afford to dispense with either , both being necessary to the student who aspires to a comprehen- sive knowledge of ...
... facts which have been from time to time contributed , to form an inductive foundation for an exact science . We cannot afford to dispense with either , both being necessary to the student who aspires to a comprehen- sive knowledge of ...
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... fact , that from the earliest time of which any historic record exists , the Hellenic physicians were in high repute at the court of Babylon ; so that , although the origin of Grecian medicine is involved in the most profound obscurity ...
... fact , that from the earliest time of which any historic record exists , the Hellenic physicians were in high repute at the court of Babylon ; so that , although the origin of Grecian medicine is involved in the most profound obscurity ...
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