The physician in English history / by Norman Moore.

  • Moore, Norman, 1847-1922.
Date:
1913
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The physician in English history / by Norman Moore. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Thus had the study of the Greek observers, of Hippocrates and of Galen, led not to antiquarianism but to original observation and discovery. The physician who had taken a large share in the revival of Greek learning which so mightily affected the studies and thoughts of the nation now led the way into the paths of science. The College itself early in its career had established a botanic garden and made Gerard, the surgeon and writer of the Herbal, its superintendent. Nor were these advances only in the Natural Sciences, for Sir William Petty may justly be regarded as one of the founders of statistical studies and Political Economy in England. Thomas Lodge is the earliest Doctor of Physic—he graduated at Avignon and became a Licentiate of the College of Physicians in