Project Gutenberg 2014-08-29 Public domain in the USA. 276 Park, Roswell 1852 1914 An Epitome of the History of Medicine Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive "An Epitome of the History of Medicine" by Roswell Park is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work aims to remedy the neglect of the history of medicine in medical education by offering a systematic overview of significant facts, events, and figures that shaped the field. Readers can expect a comprehensive exploration of how medicinal practices evolved, influenced by various cultural and philosophical ideas throughout history. At the start of the book, the author introduces the impetus for the work, emphasizing the crucial lessons that can be drawn from the historical mistakes of past medical practices. The preface conveys Park's commitment to providing an accessible text for both medical students and interested laypeople, aiming to enhance understanding of the intertwining of medicine with philosophy and theology. Following this, the initial chapter delves into ancient medical practices among civilizations such as the Hebrews, Egyptians, Chinese, and Greeks, establishing a framework for categorizing medical history into distinct periods, from primitive practices to the more systematic approaches seen with Hippocrates and beyond. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 44.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Medicine -- History R Text Browsing: Health & Medicine Browsing: History - General Category: History - Other Category: Health & Medicine 801444 2025-06-18T19:19:37.973621 text/html 778666 2024-10-24T10:20:52 text/html 34070885 2025-06-18T19:19:57.307017 application/epub+zip 34058371 2025-06-18T19:19:42.501594 application/epub+zip 370913 2025-06-18T19:19:39.566540 application/epub+zip 32883539 2025-06-18T19:20:07.590953 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 32808834 2025-06-18T19:19:52.444996 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 507226 2022-09-21T08:48:56.739121 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 661137 2023-09-20T09:18:15.647012 text/plain 641396 2024-10-24T10:20:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15237 2025-06-18T19:20:07.827910 application/rdf+xml 3858 2025-06-18T19:19:39.722538 image/jpeg 1102 2025-06-18T19:19:39.643552 image/jpeg 41645137 2025-06-18T19:19:38.677547 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