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A Cabinet of Medical Curiosities: A Compendium of the Odd, the Bizarre, and the Unexpected

Jan Bondeson

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Description:In this book of amazing oddities, Jan Bondeson explores unexpected, gruesome, and bizarre aspects of the history of medicine. He regales us with stories of spontaneous human combustion; vicious tribes of tailed men; the Two-Headed Boy of Bengal; Mary Toft, who allegedly gave birth to seventeen rabbits; and Julia Pastrana, exhibited around the world as the Ape Woman. Bondeson combines an historian's skill in showing us our timeless fascination with the grotesque with a physician's diagnostic abilities, as he examines the evidence and provides likely explanations for these peculiar events.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Cabinet of Medical Curiosities: A Compendium of the Odd, the Bizarre, and the Unexpected. To get started finding A Cabinet of Medical Curiosities: A Compendium of the Odd, the Bizarre, and the Unexpected, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: In this book of amazing oddities, Jan Bondeson explores unexpected, gruesome, and bizarre aspects of the history of medicine. He regales us with stories of spontaneous human combustion; vicious tribes of tailed men; the Two-Headed Boy of Bengal; Mary Toft, who allegedly gave birth to seventeen rabbits; and Julia Pastrana, exhibited around the world as the Ape Woman. Bondeson combines an historian's skill in showing us our timeless fascination with the grotesque with a physician's diagnostic abilities, as he examines the evidence and provides likely explanations for these peculiar events.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Cabinet of Medical Curiosities: A Compendium of the Odd, the Bizarre, and the Unexpected. To get started finding A Cabinet of Medical Curiosities: A Compendium of the Odd, the Bizarre, and the Unexpected, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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