The Falling Sickness: A History of Epilepsy from the Greeks to the Beginnings of Modern Neurology by Temkin, Owsei

The Falling Sickness: A History of Epilepsy from the Greeks to the Beginnings of Modern Neurology (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780801848490)

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The Falling Sickness: A History of Epilepsy from the Greeks to the Beginnings of Modern Neurology by Temkin, Owsei

The Falling Sickness: A History of Epilepsy from the Greeks to the Beginnings of Modern Neurology

$38.00
The Falling Sickness: A History of Epilepsy from the Greeks to the Beginnings of Modern Neurology by Temkin, Owsei

The Falling Sickness: A History of Epilepsy from the Greeks to the Beginnings of Modern Neurology

$38.00
Format: Paperback
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"A thoroughly admirable and informative introduction to our knowledge of epilepsy in the Western world from antiquity to the early twentieth century." - American Scientist

Owsei Temkin presents the history of epilepsy in Western civilization from ancient times to the beginnings of modern neurology. First published in 1945 and thoroughly revised in 1971, this classic work by one of the history of medicine's most eminent scholars now returns to print available in both paperback and eBook formats.



Author: Owsei Temkin
ISBN-10: 0801848490
ISBN-13: 9780801848490
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/19/1994
Pages: 488
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.18h x 5.98w x 1.27d
By Owsei Temkin
By Owsei Temkin
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Owsei Temkin, M.D. (1902-2002), was William H. Welch Professor of the History of Medicine and director of the Institute of the History of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University. He was also the author of Soranus' Gynecology (translation), and Hippocrates in a World of Pagans and Christians.

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