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Nature, Gardens & Animals
Fathers of Biology
Charles McRae
80 pages~1 hr 35 min read19 chapters$4.99
The science of life had its founders, and their names still echo. McRae profiles the fathers of biology, from Hippocrates and Aristotle to Galen, Vesalius, and Harvey, showing how each pushed the study of living things forward. A brisk, admiring set of portraits. Meet the pioneers who built the science of life.
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19 chapters
- 1FATHERS OF BIOLOGY
- 2PREFACE.
- 3CONTENTS.
- 4HIPPOCRATES.
- 5HIPPOCRATES.
- 6FOOTNOTES:
- 7ARISTOTLE.
- 8ARISTOTLE.
- 9FOOTNOTES:
- 10GALEN.
- 11GALEN.
- 12FOOTNOTES:
- 13VESALIUS.
- 14VESALIUS.
- 15FOOTNOTES:
- 16HARVEY.
- 17HARVEY.
- 18FOOTNOTES:
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