Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 224

JEAN FERNEL (1497-1558) De abditis rerum causis libri duo. Apud Andream Wechelum 1581 272 [23] pp., port. 16.8 cm.

For more information on this author or work, see number: 219

In this work Fernel attacks astrology and magic as being superstitious and utterly without foundation. As applied to treatment of sickness, he finds such practices dangerous and states that medicine is to be approached rationally and within the laws of nature.

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Cited references: Durling 1478 (1550 ed.); Waller 2988 (1644 ed.); Wellcome 2199

Gift of John Martin, M.D.