Galen and the Gateway to Medicine (Living History Library)

by Jeanne Bendick

Other authorsJeanne Bendick (Illustrator)

Paperback, 2002

Status

Available

Call number

610.937

Series

Living History Library

Genres

Nonfiction

All Topics

Publication

Bethlehem Books (2002), 131 pages

Description

Biography of a medical researcher who was born in 129 A.D. and whose work was a standard for the next 1300 years.

User reviews

LibraryThing member mwittkids

Galen was the chief physician to the gladiators. (Cool!) He was also the first to show that arteries carry blood, not air.

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LibraryThing member ScienceOlympiad

Galen was the chief physician to the gladiators. He was the first to show arteries carry blood not air.

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Subjects

Medicine Philosophy Juvenile literature

Medicine, Ancient Juvenile literature

Medicine, Greek and Roman Juvenile literature

Language

English

Original language

English

Physical description

131 p.; 5.5 x 0.5 inches

ISBN

1883937752 / 9781883937751

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