The Works of John Hunter, F.R.S.: With Notes: Volume 3 (Cambridge Library Collection - History of Medicine) - Softcover

Hunter, John

 
9781108079594: The Works of John Hunter, F.R.S.: With Notes: Volume 3 (Cambridge Library Collection - History of Medicine)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1108079598 ISBN 13: 9781108079594
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2015

Synopsis

The surgeon and anatomist John Hunter (1728–93) left a famous legacy in the Hunterian Museum of medical specimens now in the Royal College of Surgeons, and in this collection of his writings, edited by James Palmer, with a biography by Drewry Ottley, published between 1835 and 1837. The first four volumes are of text, and the larger Volume 5 contains plates. Hunter had begun his career as a demonstrator in the anatomy classes of his brother William, before qualifying as a surgeon. He regarded surgery as evidence of failure - the mutilation of a patient who could not be cured by other means - and his studies of anatomy and natural history were driven by his belief that it was necessary to understand the normal physiological processes before attempting to cure the abnormal ones. Volume 3 discusses blood and the vascular system, wounds (especially those suffered in war), and infection.

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Book Description

This five-volume collection of the writings of the distinguished surgeon and anatomist John Hunter (1728–93), edited by James Palmer, with a biography by Drewry Ottley, was published between 1835 and 1837. Volume 3 discusses blood and the vascular system, wounds (especially those suffered in war), and infection.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2015
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1108079598
ISBN 13 
9781108079594
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
698