Jean Fernel's On the hidden causes of things :: forms, souls, and occult diseases in Renaissance medicine /

An annotated translation of Jean Fernel's On the Hidden Causes of Things (1542). A major innovatory work in Renaissance natural philosophy and medicine, and a crucially important source for understanding the notion of occult qualities, with a scholarly introduction.

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Main Author: Fernel, Jean, 1497-1558
Other Authors: Forrester, J. M. (John M.), Henry, John, 1950-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Latin
Published: Leiden : Brill, 2005.
Series:History of science and medicine library. Medieval and early modern science ; v. 6.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:An annotated translation of Jean Fernel's On the Hidden Causes of Things (1542). A major innovatory work in Renaissance natural philosophy and medicine, and a crucially important source for understanding the notion of occult qualities, with a scholarly introduction.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 779 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781429429177
1429429178
9789004141285
9004141286

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