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August 22, 2012 | History

Blood Work 1 edition

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Blood Work
a tale of medicine and murder in the scientific revolution
1st ed.
Holly Tucker

Published 2011 by W.W. Norton in New York .
Written in English.

About the Book

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

Table of 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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
615/.39
Library of Congress
RM171 .T787 2011

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
xxix, 304 p. :
Number of pages
304
Dimensions
8.7 x 5.9 x 1.1 inches
Weight
14.4 ounces

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24914705M
ISBN 10
0393070557
ISBN 13
9780393070552
LC Control Number
2010046340
OCLC/WorldCat
601108898
Goodreads
9303620

History Created July 30, 2011 · 3 revisions
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August 22, 2012 Edited by Gavin Beauford Capitalized book title; added book cover.
August 22, 2012 Edited by 75.85.10.189 Added new cover
July 30, 2011 Created by LC Bot import new book