Making medicine scientific : John Burdon Sanderson and the culture of Victorian science / Terrie M. Romano.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Romano, Terrie M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Burdon-Sanderson, J. (John), Sir, 1828-1905.

Burdon-Sanderson, J.

Physicians--Great Britain--Biography.

Physicians.

Medicine--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Medicine.

Medical sciences--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Medical sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Romano's detailed portrayal reveals a fascinating figure who embodied the untidy nature of the Victorian age's shift from an intellectual system rooted in religion to one based on science.

Contents:

From evangelical to medical officer of health

Choosing medicine

Medical officer of health

Making a career in medical research

Before the germ theory : the cattle plague of 1865-1866 and the state support of pathology

From clinician-researcher to professional physiologist : making the pulse visible

Becoming a research pathologist : the rise of laboratory medicine in Britain

Focusing on physiology : capturing the venus's flytrap's electrical activity

The medical sciences : critics and allies

Physicians, antivivisectionists, and the failure of the Oxford School of Physiology

A corner turned? : experimental medicine in late-Victorian Britain

Researchers associated with Burdon Sanderson in Britain.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8018-7678-8

OCLC:

70728078