Popes and Science the History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time
Author:   James J Walsh
Publisher:   Kessinger Publishing
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9781161368833


Pages:   450
Publication Date:   23 May 2010
Format:   Hardback
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1911. The author discusses the attitude of the Catholic church towards science, telling the story using various documents. Selected contents: the supposed Papal prohibition of dissection; the story of anatomy down to the Renaissance; the golden age of anatomy--Vesalius; the supposed Papal prohibition of chemistry; a Papal patron of education and science; the church and surgery during the Middle Ages; the Popes and medical education and the Papal medical school; the foundation of city hospitals; the church and the experimental method; churchmen and physical science in the Medieval universities; the church and the mentally afflicted; opposition to scientific progress.

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Author:   James J Walsh
Publisher:   Kessinger Publishing
Imprint:   Kessinger Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 25.40cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 17.80cm
Weight:   0.993kg
ISBN:  

9781161368833


ISBN 10:   1161368833
Pages:   450
Publication Date:   23 May 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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