Medicine and Magic in Elizabethan London

Auteur: Kassell, Lauren (University Lecturer, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge and Fellow of Pembroke College)
Editeur: Oxford University Press
Simon Forman (1552-1611) is one of London's most infamous astrologers. Whilst he was consulted thousands of times a year for medical and other questions he stood apart from the medical elite as he boldly asserted medical ideas that were at odds with most learned physicians. In this fascinating book, Lauren Kassell vividly recovers the world of medicine and magic in Elizabethan London.

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Simon Forman (1552-1611) is one of London's most infamous astrologers. Whilst he was consulted thousands of times a year for medical and other questions he stood apart from the medical elite as he boldly asserted medical ideas that were at odds with most learned physicians. In this fascinating book, Lauren Kassell vividly recovers the world of medicine and magic in Elizabethan London.
ISBN / EAN 9780199279050
Auteur Kassell, Lauren (University Lecturer, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge and Fellow of Pembroke College)
Editeur Oxford University Press