This book traces the development of medical science from its earliest roots up until the early nineteenth century. Buck examines the contributions of various cultures and individuals throughout history, providing a comprehensive overview of the subject. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Excerpt from The Growth of Medicine: From the Earliest Times to About 1800 To my friend, Lawrence F. Abbott, of New York, I am deeply indebted for the valuable assistance which he has rendered me throughout the entire progress of this work. Indeed, without this assistance, I doubt whether I should have had the courage to remain at my post to the very end. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

"The growth of medicine from the earliest times to about 1800" by Albert H. Buck is a medical history text that is highly regarded in the field. Buck shows how far medicine progressed through history. Readers will be shocked to see just how primitive medicine used to be and what was considered a modern advancement by 1800.

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Excerpt from A Chronology of Medicine, Ancient, Mediaeval, and Modern, 1880: Being a Historical, an Antiquarian,& a Curious Survey of the Birth Growth of Medicine From the Earliest Times to the Present Day In preparing this work for publication I was animated by a desire to place before the general public such a work on the rise and progress of medicine, in all its departments, as should be popularly readable. Avoiding all technicalities, I have sought to show how the healing art first grew up, and how through the centuries it has advanced, with slow but certain steps, until, in spite of opposition engendered by ignorance, and fostered by superstition, medicine has triumphed over all difficulties, freed herself from all trammels, and won for herself the first position amongst the sciences. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.