A Prelude to Modern Science : Being a Discussion of the History, Sources and Circumstances of the 'Tabulae Anatomicae Sex' of Vesalius

by Charles Joseph Singer and Coleman Berley Rabin

Originally published in 1946, this volume contains the complete text of the Tabulae anatomicae sex (1538) by Vesalius, together with a detailed analysis of its significance by Charles Singer and C. Rabin. This analysis provides a wealth of information on Vesalius and contextualizes his achievements in terms of the contemporary context, numerous illustrations from other anatomical documents are also included. The reader is thus given an insight into...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107600693
• ISBN13: 9781107600690
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.3" x 11.7"