A History of Embryology

First published in 1959, this book describes the Western history of embryology from prehistoric concepts of foetal growth to the close of the eighteenth century.

Joseph Needham (Author), Arthur Hughes (Revised by)

9781107475540, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 29 January 2015

336 pages
23.4 x 15.6 x 1.9 cm, 0.52 kg

First published in 1959 as the second edition of a 1934 original, this book describes the Western history of embryology from prehistoric concepts of foetal growth through Graeco-Roman antiquity to the close of the eighteenth century. The text is illustrated with plates and diagrams showing the development of scientific understanding over time, first through artistic representations of gestation and later through scientific drawings and sketches. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of medicine.

List of plates
Preliminary note
1. Embryology in antiquity
2. Embryology from Galen to the Renaissance
3. Embryology in the seventeenth century
4. Embryology in the eighteenth century
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: History of medicine [MBX]