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
Book Details
- Author
- Holly Tucker
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Category
- France
- Condition
- New
- ISBN-13
- 9780393342239
- ISBN-10
- 0393342239
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ISBN: 0393342239
Author: Tucker, Holly
Condition: New
"ExcellentTuckers chronicle of the world of 17th-century science in London and Paris is fascinating." -The EconomistIn December 1667, maverick physician Jean Denis transfused calfs blood into one of Pariss most notorious madmen. Days later, the madman was dead and Denis was framed for murder. A riveting exposé of the fierce debates, deadly politics, and cutthroat rivalries behind the first transfusion experiments, Blood Work takes us from dissection rooms in palaces to the streets of Paris, providing an unforgettable portrait of an era that wrestled with the same questions about morality and experimentation that haunt medical science today. 33 illustrations
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