Project Gutenberg 2005-04-23 Public domain in the USA. 225 Boerhaave, Herman 1668 1738 Boerhaave, J. H. Boerhaave, J. Herman Boerhaave, Hermanus Boerhaave, H. (Herman) Boerhaave, Hermann Het Nut der Mechanistische Methode in de Geneeskunde Produced by Frank van Drogen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Het Nut der Mechanistische Methode in de Geneeskunde" by Herman Boerhaave is a scientific publication written in the early 18th century. This book discusses the significance and applicability of mechanical principles to the field of medicine, advocating for a systematic and empirical approach to understanding the human body and its functions. In his address, Boerhaave argues that the human body can be understood as a complex mechanism, and he emphasizes the importance of mechanics in medicine. He critiques contemporary medical practices that rely on unproven theories and advocates for the adoption of a more scientific, mechanical framework to enhance medical understanding and treatment. Through detailed explanations and examples, he illustrates how mechanical principles provide insights into the workings of bodily systems and the rationale behind various diseases and treatments. By promoting the mechanistic method, Boerhaave seeks to elevate the practice of medicine from speculative theories to a rigorous science grounded in observation and analysis. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 46.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. nl Medicine -- Early works to 1800 R Text Browsing: Health & Medicine Browsing: History - General Category: Science - Physics Category: Health & Medicine 110648 2025-06-07T03:58:16.298568 text/html 108222 2020-12-14T10:54:55 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 273402 2020-12-14T10:54:55 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 351958 2025-06-07T03:58:23.345523 application/epub+zip 351289 2025-06-07T03:58:19.993535 application/epub+zip 105088 2025-06-07T03:58:18.609538 application/epub+zip 531337 2025-06-07T03:58:25.563516 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 521392 2025-06-07T03:58:22.423508 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256459 2022-09-07T23:11:10.134806 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 96733 2025-06-07T03:58:15.899567 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 96587 2020-12-14T10:54:55 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 35711 2020-12-14T10:54:55 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18690 2025-06-07T03:58:25.701483 application/rdf+xml 19880 2025-06-07T03:58:19.177516 image/jpeg 4207 2025-06-07T03:58:18.893524 image/jpeg 368201 2025-06-07T03:58:16.316527 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia nl.wikipedia