The Greatest Doctor of Ancient Times: Hippocrates and His Oath (Great Minds of Ancient Science and Math)

Gow, Mary

ISBN 10: 0766031187 ISBN 13: 9780766031180

Publisher: Enslow Pub Inc, 2009

Synopsis

These full-color biographies chronicle the lives and important contributions of great scientists and mathematicians from across the ancient world, with each book providing several hands-on activities and experiments.

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From Booklist:

Hippocrates neatly fits into the Great Minds of Ancient Science and Math series. There’s just one problem: no one really knows much about him, or even if he is the author of the writings attributed to him. In fact, many historians assume he is not. So this book takes a broader view and begins with the era in which the Hippocratic texts were written, the Golden Age of Greece, the fifth and fourth centuries B.C.E, and talks about what life was like then. What is actually known about Hippocrates is discussed, and subsequent chapters look at both the science and art of ancient medical practices. The book goes on to describe the Hippocratic oath, its origin, the four parts of the oath, and how it is used today. This interesting take on medicine concludes with several activities, a chronology, glossary, and notes. Photographs and historical pictures on sepia-colored pages are a good match for the subject. Grades 6-8. --Ilene Cooper

About this edition

• Publisher: Enslow Pub Inc
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0766031187
• ISBN 13: 9780766031180
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 128