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Science and the Practice of Medicine in the Nineteenth Century (Cambridge Studies in the History of Science) (1st Edition) by William F. Bynum, Chs Bynum Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 1994 ISBN-10: 0-521-27205-X / 052127205X ISBN-13: 978-0-521-27205-6 / 9780521272056 Prior to the nineteenth century, the practice of medicine in the Western world was as much art as science. But, argues W. F. Bynum, 'modern' medicine as practiced today is built upon foundations that were firmly established between 1800 and the beginning of World War I. He demonstrates this in terms |