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Blood work : a tale of medicine and murder in the scientific revolution
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Blood work : a tale of medicine and murder in the scientific revolution

Author: Holly Tucker
Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton, ©2011.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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A sharp-eyed expose of the deadly politics, murderous plots, and cutthroat rivalries behind the first blood transfusions in seventeenth-century Europe.
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Named Person: Jean-Baptiste Denis; Jean Baptiste Denis; Jean Baptiste Denis
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Holly Tucker
ISBN: 9780393070552 0393070557
OCLC Number: 601108898
Description: xxix, 304 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents: The doctor and the madman --
Circulation --
The age of vivisection --
Plague and fire --
Philosophical transactions --
Noble ambitions --
How high will he not climb? --
The king's library --
The philosopher's stone --
The blood of a beast --
The Tower of London --
Bedlam --
Monsters and marvels --
The widow --
The affair of the poisons --
Chimeras.
Responsibility: Holly Tucker.

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A sharp-eyed expose of the deadly politics, murderous plots, and cutthroat rivalries behind the first blood transfusions in seventeenth-century Europe.  Read more...

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A fast-paced and fascinating ride through a dark and devious period in science, Blood Work is a witty, insightful, and skillfully written book that sheds light on the mysterious story of blood Read more...

 
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