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Eminent Doctors: Their Lives and Their Work; Vol. 1

George Thomas Bettany (1850 - 1891)

Short biographies of doctors who were leaders in their profession. From the birth of the renowned Edinburgh School of Medicine, to William Harvey's work on circulation, to the progress of surgery and Edward Jenner's groundbreaking vaccinations. Volume 1 of 2.

Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	Preface	Larry Wilson	00:04:35
Play 01	LINACRE, CAIUS, AND THE FOUNDATION OF BRITISH MEDICINE	NathanC	00:42:31
Play 02	WILLIAM HARVEY AND THE CIRCULATION OF THE BLOOD	NathanC	00:41:33
Play 03	THOMAS SYDENHAM, THE BRITISH HIPPOCRATES	Owlivia	00:33:41
Play 04	THE MONROS, CULLEN, THE GREGORYS, JOHN BELL, AND THE FOUNDATION OF THE EDINBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE	roselbex	00:42:55
Play 05	THE MONROS, CULLEN, THE GREGORYS, JOHN BELL, AND THE FOUNDATION OF THE EDINBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE continued	roselbex	00:43:43
Play 06	WILLIAM AND JOHN HUNTER AND THE APPLICATIONS OF ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY TO SURGERY	Yoganandh T	00:38:51
Play 07	WILLIAM AND JOHN HUNTER AND THE APPLICATIONS OF ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY TO SURGERY continued	Yoganandh T	00:36:52
Play 08	EDWARD JENNER AND VACCINATION	roselbex	00:58:38
Play 09	SIR ASTLEY COOPER AND ABERNETHY: THE KNIFE versus REGIMEN	roselbex	00:34:27
Play 10	SIR ASTLEY COOPER AND ABERNETHY: THE KNIFE versus REGIMEN continued	roselbex	00:37:04
Play 11	SIR CHARLES BELL AND THE FUNCTIONS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM	Matea Bracic	00:36:29
Play 12	MARSHALL HALL AND THE DISCOVERY OF REFLEX ACTION	roselbex	00:39:00
Play 13	SIR BENJAMIN BRODIE AND SIR WILLIAM LAWRENCE, TWO GREAT PRACTICAL SURGEONS	roselbex	00:46:56

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