Galen on the Brain

Galen's account of the brain is arguably one of the best examples of the apogee of Greek anatomical science, and is an intellectual achievement unmatched until Vesalius. This study provides a detailed and critical examination of Galen's anatomy and physiology of the brain.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Julius Rocca, Ph.D. (1995) in Philosophy, University of Sydney, is a former Wellcome Trust Fellow in the History of Medicine, University of Cambridge. He is currently a Research Fellow in the History of Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Julius Rocca
• Verlag: de Gruyter Brill
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 16.01.2003
• EAN: 9789004125124
• ISBN: 978-90-04-12512-4
• Seiten: 328
• Abmessung: 159 mm x 241 mm x 25 mm
• Gewicht: 671 g
• Serie: Studies in Ancient Medicine
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Altertum; Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Medizin > Klinische Fächer