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100 1 _aMcRae, Charles
245 1 0 _aFathers of Biology
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2008-01-29
505 0 _aHippocrates -- Aristotle -- Galen -- Vesalius -- Harvey.
508 _aProduced by Bryan Ness, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"Fathers of Biology" by Charles McRae is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book explores the lives and contributions of five seminal figures in the field of biology: Hippocrates, Aristotle, Galen, Vesalius, and Harvey. Each chapter delves into the historical context and specific advancements each naturalist made to shape the understanding of biological science. The opening of the work introduces Hippocrates, often revered as "the Father of Medicine," and outlines his significant influence on the field. It discusses his early life, education, and the environment in which he practiced medicine, emphasizing that he was among the first to advocate for natural causes of disease rather than attributing them to divine intervention. Hippocrates' methodologies and teachings are presented as foundational to medical practice, focusing on his observations about disease, the importance of the body's humors, and the significance of careful clinical observation, which set the stage for future biological study. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aBiography
653 _aHarvey, William, 1578-1657
653 _aPhysicians
653 _aAristotle, 384 BC-322 BC
653 _aBiology -- History
653 _aBiologists
653 _aHippocrates
653 _aGalen
653 _aVesalius, Andreas, 1514-1564
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24456
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