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Devil's Doctor

Devil's Doctor

Philip Ball

3.0(2)on Hardcover

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Philip Theophrastus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim - known to later ages as Paracelsus - is a man who has been hard to perceive or understand. He has been seen as both a charlatan and as a founder of modern science. This is his biography and it reveals the richness, complexity and chaos of sixteenth century Europe.

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OL Work ID
OL26742239W

Subjects

Paracelsus, 1493-1541Physicians, biographySwitzerland, biographyScience, historyMedicine, history

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