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From Witchcraft to Chemotherapy

From Witchcraft to Chemotherapy

From Witchcraft to Chemotherapy

The Linacre Lecture 1941
Walter Langdon-Brown
January 2014
Paperback
9781107632455
£17.00
GBP
Paperback

    First published in 1941, this book contains the substance of the Linacre Lecture for that year, delivered by Sir Walter Langdon-Brown at St John's College, Cambridge. It presents a concise account regarding 'the origin of witchcraft from primitive religion and the part it played in the evolution of remedies through the magical phase to empirical success aided by laboratory investigation'. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of science and the development of medicine.

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    January 2014
    Paperback
    9781107632455
    62 pages
    178 × 127 × 4 mm
    0.07kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • From witchcraft to chemotherapy: the Linacre Lecture 1941.
      Author
    • Walter Langdon-Brown