Galen and the Gateway to Medicine
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Book Overview
We know about Hippocrates, the Father of medicine. but we owe nearly as much to Galen, a physician born in 129 A.D. at the height of the Roman Empire. Galen's acute diagnoses of patients, botanical... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1883937752
ISBN13:9781883937751
Release Date:September 2002
Publisher:Bethlehem Books
Length:131 Pages
Weight:0.49 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 5.6" x 8.4"
Age Range:10 to 13 years
Grade Range:Grades 5 to 8
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Excellent book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
This book does a tremendous job of taking the reader back to the medical knowledge that existed at the time. It very clearly shows how doctors and scientists gathered their knowledge and practiced their research despite an almost total lack of technology. I thought the early chapters on the life of patrician families set the stage for the book very well. This time period is very foreign to kids, but the book brought it closer. The explanation of the body's "four humors" was the best I have ever read. That alone was worth the price of the book -- all sorts of novels I've read have talked about an imbalance of humors, etc. You figure out what they are talking about, but this book makes it very clear. The maps, diagrams, and illustrations are clear, informative, and perfect for the book. Oh, and the phonetic pronunciations are part of the text, so you can get a handle on all the Greek and Roman names. Excellent. In short, this book is not just for 3rd graders. I'm glad I read it and I know it will be great for my kids.
Grandson fascinated!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Our 10 year old grandson started the book and couldn't put it down. He declared early in his young life that he wants to be a scientist, so this is perfect for him. We are great fans of all that Bethlehem Books publishes. They are very accurate in their judgement of age appropriateness.
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