Project Gutenberg 2009-01-29 Public domain in the USA. 304 Hamarneh, Sami Khalaf 1925 History of the Division of Medical Sciences United States National Museum Bulletin 240, Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, paper 43, 1964 E-text prepared by Colin Bell, Louise Pattison, Joseph Cooper, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "History of the Division of Medical Sciences" by Sami Khalaf Hamarneh is a scholarly publication that details the evolution of the Division of Medical Sciences within the Smithsonian Institution, spanning the late 19th century to the mid-20th century. This work is historically focused and provides an account of the division's significant growth and development from its origins as a small section dedicated to materia medica to its current status as a comprehensive repository of medical history and artifacts. The book likely covers topics such as the organization of medical collections, influential figures in the establishment of medical sciences in the museum context, and the evolving understanding of health practices throughout time. The book offers a thorough exploration of how medical sciences became represented in the Smithsonian Institution, tracing its lineage back to the contributions of early medical professionals and the establishment of various sections over the years. It highlights key figures, like Dr. Joseph Meredith Toner and Dr. James Milton Flint, who played pivotal roles in promoting the integration of medical science into museum exhibits. Hamarneh delves into the collections amassed over decades, which now encompass a wide range of historical objects related to healing practices, emphasizing both educational and research-oriented uses. Ultimately, the book encapsulates how the Division of Medical Sciences serves not just as a historical archive but as an evolving space that chronicles and reflects the advancements in medical science. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 47.3 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Museum of History and Technology (U.S.). Division of Medical Sciences Q Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Science - General Category: History - Other Category: Health & Medicine 139484 2025-06-11T13:19:42.567365 text/html 137018 2009-01-29T16:21:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1320553 2021-01-04T16:50:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1421922 2025-06-11T13:19:50.519280 application/epub+zip 1422330 2025-06-11T13:19:46.525307 application/epub+zip 107811 2025-06-11T13:19:44.997327 application/epub+zip 1577334 2025-06-11T13:19:53.174327 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1562412 2025-06-11T13:19:49.486333 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123133 2022-09-13T05:54:35.876394 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 104486 2025-06-11T13:19:41.948331 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 104332 2021-01-04T16:50:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 37897 2021-01-04T16:50:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 104344 2021-01-04T16:50:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 38016 2021-01-04T16:50:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20388 2025-06-11T13:19:53.319285 application/rdf+xml 15648 2025-06-11T13:19:45.575310 image/jpeg 3560 2025-06-11T13:19:45.282326 image/jpeg 1399353 2025-06-11T13:19:42.650339 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