Neil Macgillivray

An Innovative Physician and Scientist in Britain and British India (eBook, ePUB)

The Life and Times of Sir William Brooke O'Shaughnessy, 1808-1889

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Through an examination of the life and remarkable achievements of Sir William Brooke O'Shaughnessy, this book reveals a great deal about both medical and scientific innovation in the nineteenth century and the circumstances in which innovation came about.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Abingdon Press
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Februar 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781805433316
• Artikelnr.: 72257167

Autorenporträt

Neil MacGillivray, a retired surgeon, completed his doctorate in history at the University of Edinburgh. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, a Council member of the History Society of the Royal Society of Medicine and was President of the Scottish Society of the History of Medicine 2019-2022.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. From Limerick to Dublin,
Edinburgh and London 2. O'Shaughnessy and Cholera, Intravenous Saline and
Latta 3. Bengal Dispensatory and Cannabis Indica 4. Medical Furlough in
London and the Royal Society 5. "That Man O'Shaughnessy" and Electric
Telegraphy Conclusion Epilogue Bibliography Index