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33%OFFCherry Lewis - The Enlightened Mr. Parkinson: The Pioneering Life of a Forgotten English Surgeon - 9781785781780 - V9781785781780
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The Enlightened Mr. Parkinson: The Pioneering Life of a Forgotten English Surgeon

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Description for The Enlightened Mr. Parkinson: The Pioneering Life of a Forgotten English Surgeon Hardback. The first-ever biography of the man behind the disease - and a pioneer of medical science Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; JPF; MBX; MJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .

'Billy Connolly says he's no idea who Parkinson was and just wishes he'd kept his disease to himself. He should read this book.' Jeremy Paxman

Parkinson's disease is one of the most common forms of dementia, with 10,000 new cases each year in the UK alone, and yet few know anything about the man the disease is named after.

In 1817 - exactly 200 years ago - James Parkinson (1755-1824) defined the disease so precisely that we still diagnose it today by recognising the symptoms he identified. The story of this remarkable man's contributions to the Age ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Duxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785781780
SKU
V9781785781780
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99-99

About Cherry Lewis
Cherry Lewis is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Bristol. A geologist by training, she worked in the oil industry as well as in the press office of the University of Bristol before turning her interests to the history of geology. She is the author of The Dating Game: One Man's Search for the Age of the Earth ... Read more

Reviews for The Enlightened Mr. Parkinson: The Pioneering Life of a Forgotten English Surgeon
Billy Connolly says he's no idea who Parkinson was and just wishes he'd kept his disease to himself. He should read this book.
Jeremy Paxman
Lewis writes in an enjoyably digressive style: her descriptions of medical practice at the end of the 18th century, and of changing life in east London, are particularly engaging.
The Scotsman A ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for The Enlightened Mr. Parkinson: The Pioneering Life of a Forgotten English Surgeon


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