Henry Lonsdale

A Sketch of the Life and Writings of Robert Knox, the Anatomist

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Produktbeschreibung

An 1870 biography of a prominent yet controversial Edinburgh anatomist, acclaimed here as 'the ablest anatomical teacher of his day'.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. August 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 628g
• ISBN-13: 9781108065290
• ISBN-10: 1108065295
• Artikelnr.: 39359693

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. The Knox family
2. Contributions to the Wernerian Society
3. Obstacles to anatomy
4. Hare and Burke
5. Knox ill treated by the profession
6. Knox in danger
7. Knox's personality and showy attire
8. Comparative and general anatomy
9. Great northern and young whalebone whales
10. Salmon, herring, and vendace
11. The chair of pathology
12. Life at home
13. The philosophy of anatomy
14. The Edinburgh physiology chair
15. The races of men
16. Races of men (cont.)
17. Congenital deformity of joints
18. Great artists and great anatomists
19. Popular physiology
20. Medical comments on Dr Knox
Index.