The knife man
Moore, Wendy2006
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In 'The Knife Man' Wendy Moore unveils the extraordinary world of 18th-century anatomist John Hunter, and paints a portrait of a pioneer in the then fledgling sciences of geology, biology and evolution, as well as of his efforts to take surgery out of the realms of superstition and into the domain of science.
Main title:
The knife man / Wendy Moore.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Bantam, 2006.
Collation:
640 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2005.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780553816181 (pbk)0553816187 (pbk)
Dewey class:
610.9'2610.92920HUN
Local class:
B HUN
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1611023