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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... writings of Lord Macaulay , the system of teaching is thus humorously illustrated : - " Almost all the educa- tion of a Greek consisted in talking and listening . His opinions on all subjects were picked up casually . If he wished to ...
... writings of Lord Macaulay , the system of teaching is thus humorously illustrated : - " Almost all the educa- tion of a Greek consisted in talking and listening . His opinions on all subjects were picked up casually . If he wished to ...
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... who was the father of Hippocrates II . , otherwise called the Great Hippocrates . Galen declares that his writings should be reverenced as the c 3 21 CHAP II The Greek Systems of Medicine, from the Time of Hippocrates to the Christian Era.
... who was the father of Hippocrates II . , otherwise called the Great Hippocrates . Galen declares that his writings should be reverenced as the c 3 21 CHAP II The Greek Systems of Medicine, from the Time of Hippocrates to the Christian Era.
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... writings , and which has been transmitted to us , appears to have been the accumulated knowledge of his immediate ancestors ; and it is supposed by competent judges in the matter , that many , if not most of the numerous treatises which ...
... writings , and which has been transmitted to us , appears to have been the accumulated knowledge of his immediate ancestors ; and it is supposed by competent judges in the matter , that many , if not most of the numerous treatises which ...
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... writings , reduced generally to the simple statement of inferences from observation , shows that his chief aim was to establish general propositions from individual facts , or in other words , to pursue a course of logical induction ...
... writings , reduced generally to the simple statement of inferences from observation , shows that his chief aim was to establish general propositions from individual facts , or in other words , to pursue a course of logical induction ...
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Edward Meryon. PLATO . 27 27 and although we may find in his writings such expres- sions as the origin and coction of humours , yet were the limits of human reasoning more nearly touched and his remedial agents more skilfully ...
Edward Meryon. PLATO . 27 27 and although we may find in his writings such expres- sions as the origin and coction of humours , yet were the limits of human reasoning more nearly touched and his remedial agents more skilfully ...
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