To See with a Better Eye : a Life of R.T.H. Laennec.

René Théophile Hyacinthe Laennec (1781-1826) is best known for his invention of the stethoscope, one of medicine's most powerful symbols. Histories, novels, and films have cloaked his life in hagiography and legend. Jacalyn Duffin's fascinating new biography relies on a vastly expanded fou...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Duffin, Jacalyn
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Series:Princeton legacy library.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Introduction; Part 1: Pathology: Anatomy, Physiology, and the Body Politic; Part 2: Auscultation; Part 3: Disease; Appendix A A Note on Sources: Scientific Papers and Correspondence; Appendix B Laennec's Finances; Appendix C Patients in the Two Editions of the Traité De L'auscultation; Appendix D Laennec's Network: A Glossary of Frequently Cited Names; Appendix E the Family of R.T.H. Laennec; List of Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography of R.T.H. Laennec: Publications, Reviews, and Other Professional Activities; Bibliography; Index.