The Science - History of the Universe Vol. 7: Anthropology & Medicine


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(4.2 stars; 4 reviews)

Multi-volume work on science edited by Francis Rolt-Wheeler. The seventh volume is on Anthropology written by the editor himself and on Medicine written by Theodore H. Allen. An introduction to the Anthropology section was written by Frederick Starr. The section on Anthropology discusses its role in science, explains different human races, delved into prehistoric archaeology and further into the development of culture. The section on Medicine goes through medical knowledge from the ancients, Greeks, Romans, Arabians and all the way to the 17th to 19th century. It examined how these different eras affected the progress of medicine. - Summary by Sienna (9 hr 38 min)

Chapitres

Introduction 14:55 Lu par Availle
Man's Place in Nature 33:36 Lu par Availle
Anthropometry 19:57 Lu par JustinVeras
The Unity and Variety of Man 32:32 Lu par JustinVeras
The Racial Divisions of Man 25:06 Lu par Farooq Mahmud
Prehistoric Archeology 31:11 Lu par Farooq Mahmud
The Development of Culture 27:45 Lu par Availle
The Ancients 47:53 Lu par Cristina Najjar
The Greeks 41:25 Lu par Lori Arsenault
The Romans 24:01 Lu par FriedToaster
Byzantine and Arabian Schools 30:48 Lu par Farooq Mahmud
The Close of Medievalism 30:04 Lu par JustinVeras
The Century of Schools, Part 1 24:26 Lu par JustinVeras
The Century of Schools, Part 2 26:02 Lu par JustinVeras
The Period of Systematization 38:03 Lu par Availle
The Contributions of the Practitioner 36:22 Lu par TheIntern356
Nineteenth-century Theories 23:10 Lu par John Ruble
Modern Treatment of Disease 22:24 Lu par J. M. Smallheer
Modern Physiology, Part 1 21:57 Lu par SherlHolmesMD
Modern Physiology, Part 2 27:01 Lu par Madelyn Pauline

Critiques


(4 stars)

I think that many readers should slow down.