The Story of Medicine by Judy Lindsay
This title shows how the foundations of modern medicine were laid by ancient civilization. It answers many of children's questions about medicine in the past. Who were the doctors and how were they trained? How accurate were the Egyptians' ideas about anatomy? What strange (to us) ingredients did they put in their potions? How much did the Greeks and Romans understand about hygiene and santitation? What were the attitudes of people in the past to disease, and how did they respond to it? How much of early medicine was really magic or superstition? How much was effective? How long could people in the past expect to live, and how did they deal with death? How much can we find out about the diseases and injuries of people in the past from modern scientific techniques such as CT-scanning and X-rays?
Judy Lindsay works at the British Museum where for several years she organized a programme of children's events and edited ReMUS, the children's magazine published by The British Museum. She has made a special study of the history of medicine.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780714130095 |
| ISBN 10 | 0714130095 |
| Title | The Story of Medicine |
| Author | Judy Lindsay |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | British Museum Press |
| Year published | 2003-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 40 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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