Project Gutenberg 2008-01-29 Public domain in the USA. 199 McRae, Charles Fathers of Biology Hippocrates -- Aristotle -- Galen -- Vesalius -- Harvey. Produced 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.) "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.) Reading ease score: 50.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Biography Harvey, William, 1578-1657 Physicians Aristotle, 384 BC-322 BC Biology -- History Biologists Hippocrates Galen Vesalius, Andreas, 1514-1564 CT QH Text Biology Category: Biographies Category: History - Ancient Category: Science - Biology 181982 2025-07-10T07:25:59.856933 text/html 176618 2008-01-29T10:18:54 text/html 136401 2025-07-10T07:26:04.904908 application/epub+zip 136803 2025-07-10T07:26:01.602940 application/epub+zip 136803 2025-07-10T07:26:00.494911 application/epub+zip 262235 2025-07-10T07:26:07.411872 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239724 2025-07-10T07:26:04.220895 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 215115 2022-09-11T10:07:06.942095 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 152457 2025-07-10T07:25:59.442908 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 152365 2008-01-29T10:18:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 152357 2008-01-29T10:19:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 152377 2008-01-29T10:19:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25224 2025-07-10T07:26:07.541873 application/rdf+xml 12906 2025-07-10T07:26:01.006926 image/jpeg 3508 2025-07-10T07:26:00.758918 image/jpeg 57971 2008-01-29T10:19:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 57823 2008-01-29T10:19:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 63254 2008-01-29T10:19:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 57787 2008-01-29T10:19:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 128929 2025-07-10T07:25:59.870921 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