Obesity and Depression in the Enlightenment, Volume 3: The Life and Times of George Cheyne
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Medical doctor George Cheyne, little known today, was among the most quoted men in eighteenth-century Britain. A 450-pound behemoth renowned for his Falstaffian appetites, he nevertheless advocated moderation to his neurotic clientele. Cheyne was an early admirer of Isaac Newton and a writer on mathematics and natural philosophy, yet he also linked science and mysticism in his writings. This inventor of the all-lettuce diet was both an author of...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0806131594
ISBN13:9780806131597
Release Date:January 2000
Publisher:University of Oklahoma Press
Length:304 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 5.7" x 8.8"
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