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Poisons and Medicines in European History
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Description

This is the first volume to take a broad historical sweep of the close relation between medicines and poisons in the Western tradition, and their interconnectedness. They are like two ends of a spectrum, for the same natural material can be medicine or poison, depending on the dose, and poisons can be transformed into medicines, while medicines can turn out to be poisons. The book looks at important moments in the history of the relationship between poisons and medicines in European history, from Roman times, with the Greek physician Galen, through the Renaissance and the maverick physician Paracelsus, to the present, when poisons are actively being turned into beneficial medicines.

Author Biography:

Ole Peter Grell is Professor in Early Modern History at The Open University, U.K. Andrew Cunningham was formerly Senior Research Fellow at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge, U.K. Jon Arrizabalaga is Research Professor in History of Science at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Institución Milà i Fontanals, Barcelona, Spain.
Release date NZ
August 29th, 2022
Audience
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
Contributors
  • Edited by Andrew Cunningham
  • Edited by Jon Arrizabalaga
  • Edited by Ole Peter Grell
Illustrations
23 Illustrations, black and white
Pages
258
ISBN-13
9781032401911
Product ID
35898499

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