Ancient Medicine From Sorcery to Surgery |
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| Author:
| Woods, Michael
Woods, Mary B. |
| Series title: | Ancient Technology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8225-2992-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2000 |
| Publisher: | Lerner Publishing Group
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $36.95 |
Book Description:
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Did you know that Stone Age doctors performed,brain surgery - 8,000 years ago, that Ancient,Indian surgeons used ants to close wounds and that,an ancient Roman medical textbook was used,throughout the world until the middle of the,eighteenth century? Much of modern day surgery,developed from these techniques and this book,examines their contribution. Ages 10 and up.
Did you know that Stone Age doctors performed,brain surgery - 8,000 years ago, that Ancient,Indian surgeons used ants to close wounds and that,an ancient Roman medical textbook was used,throughout the world until the middle of the,eighteenth century? Much of modern day surgery,developed from these techniques and this book,examines their contribution. Ages 10 and up.