A Cyclopedia of American Medical Biography, Vol. 1

Download or read book A Cyclopedia of American Medical Biography, Vol. 1 written by Howard Atwood Kelly and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-13 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Cyclopedia of American Medical Biography, Vol. 1: Comprising the Lives of Eminent Deceased Physicians and Surgeons From 1610 to 1910 The introduction of the German scientific attitude into the anatomical departments of our leading schools has served to revolutionize the study of anatomy. Careful dissection in these schools now constitutes the chief part of the work in gross human anatomy. The text-book serves as a guide-book to nature. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.