A History of Embryology (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781107475540)

First published in 1959 as the second edition of a 1934 original, this book describes the Western history of embryology from prehistoric concepts of foetal growth through Graeco-Roman antiquity to the close of the eighteenth century. The text is illustrated with plates and diagrams showing the development of scientific understanding over time, first through artistic representations of gestation and later through scientific drawings and sketches. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of medicine.

Author: Joseph Needham
ISBN-10: 1107475546
ISBN-13: 9781107475540
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/29/2015
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d