Medical History From The Earliest Times

This is a classic brief history up to the early 19th century.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

"The growth of medicine from the earliest times to about 1800" by Albert H. Buck is a medical history text that is highly regarded in the field. Buck shows how far medicine progressed through history. Readers will be shocked to see just how primitive medicine used to be and what was considered a modern advancement by 1800.

Elgood presents a continuous history of the fascinating art and practice of medicine in Persia (Iran) from the earliest times.