| The Father of Anatomy: Galen and His Dissections Contributor(s): Yount, Lisa (Author) |
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ISBN: 0766033805 ISBN-13: 9780766033801 Publisher: Enslow Publishing OUR PRICE: $34.13 Product Type: Library Binding Published: July 2009 Annotation: Galen gathered together most of the medical knowledge that had been obtained in his lifetime and extended that knowledge by discovering more than anyone had known before about the inner workings of the body. He wrote that doctors had to understand how the body works if they wanted to treat sick people successfully. Through this biography, see how doctors have learned medicine from Galens writings for more than fifteen hundred years. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Anatomy & Physiology - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - History Of Science |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2008029633 |
| Series: Great Minds of Ancient Science and Math |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.5" W x 9.3" (0.85 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 131724 Reading Level: 7.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |