Project Gutenberg 2022-11-20 Public domain in the USA. 325 Bettany, G. T. (George Thomas) 1850 1891 Bettany, George Thomas Eminent doctors: Their lives and their work; Vol. 2 of 2 $aUnited Kingdom :$bJohn Hogg,$c1885. Addison, Bright, and the diseases which bear their names -- Liston, Syme, Lizars, and the newer surgery -- Baillie, Halford, Chambers, and Holland, the fashionable and courtly physicians -- Sir William Fergusson and conservative surgery -- Sir James Simpson and anæsthetics -- Sir Spencer Wells and ovariotomy -- Sir William Jenner, Budd, Murchison, and typhoid fever -- Sir Joseph Lister and antiseptic surgery -- Sir Thomas Watson, Sir Dominic Corrigan, Sir William Gull, and clinical medicine -- Sir James Paget and surgical pathology -- Williams, Stokes, and diseases of the chest -- Sir Henry Thompson and cremation -- Graves, Hughes Bennett, and clinical teaching -- Conolly, Maudsley, and mental diseases -- Eminent specialists: Sir Erasmus Wilson and skin diseases; Morell Mackenzie and throat diseases; Cobbold and internal parasites -- Eminent Specialists, continued: Sir W. Bowman, Brudenell Carter, and eye diseases; Toynbee, Hinton, and ear diseases -- Sir R. Christison, Swaine Taylor, and poison detection -- Parkes, Guy, Simon, and public health. Bob Taylor, Emmanuel Ackerman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Eminent Doctors: Their Lives and Their Work; Vol. 2 of 2" by G. T. Bettany is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This volume focuses on the lives and contributions of notable medical professionals from the past, exploring their achievements and the evolution of medical practices. The book emphasizes the transition from traditional approaches to more innovative and effective medical treatments. The opening portion introduces Thomas Addison, a prominent physician known for his discovery of a disease that bears his name. It details his early life, education, and rise in the medical field, highlighting his dedication to understanding diseases through observation and diagnosis rather than relying solely on existing treatments. The passage also discusses his nuanced views on being a specialist and his broader contributions to various medical disciplines, including his development of clinical education at Guy’s Hospital. This portion sets the tone for a thorough exploration of pioneering figures in medicine, showcasing their impacts on the field and their enduring legacies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/b2147154x_0002 20210501023556bettany 1885 gb Reading ease score: 60.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Physicians -- Great Britain Medicine -- Great Britain -- History R Text Category: Biographies Category: History - Other Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Health & Medicine 775691 2025-06-27T10:51:48.942412 text/html 728485 2024-10-19T02:03:59 text/html 879603 2025-06-27T10:52:01.492322 application/epub+zip 878884 2025-06-27T10:51:51.649363 application/epub+zip 571467 2025-06-27T10:51:50.290358 application/epub+zip 1898273 2025-06-27T10:52:08.137301 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1842089 2025-06-27T10:52:00.197342 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 620708 2025-06-27T10:51:47.016406 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 600618 2024-10-19T02:03:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17363 2025-06-27T10:52:08.289282 application/rdf+xml 16306 2025-06-27T10:51:50.571390 image/jpeg 2221 2025-06-27T10:51:50.432356 image/jpeg 1588073 2025-06-27T10:51:49.018381 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