Hippocratic Writings

by Hippocrates

G. Lloyd (Editor), E.T. Withington (Translator), I.M. Lonie (Translator), J. Chadwick (Translator), W.N. Mann (Translator), and G. E. R. Lloyd (Editor)

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This work is a sampling of the Hippocratic Corpus, a collection of ancient Greek medical works. At the beginning, and interspersed throughout, there are discussions on the philosophy of being a physician. There is a large section about how to treat limb fractures, and the section called The Nature of Man describes the physiological theories of the time. The book ends with a discussion of embryology and a brief anatomical description of the heart.
  • ISBN10 0140444513
  • ISBN13 9780140444513
  • Publish Date 24 November 1983
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 11 March 2021
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
  • Imprint Penguin Classics