'Mathematics made no contribution to the public weal': Why Jean Fernel (1497-1558) became a physician

Centaurus

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 193-220

  Henry, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cosmography; Jean Fernel; Renaissance mathematics; Renaissance medicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; EUROPE; HISTORY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; MATHEMATICS; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ASTRONOMY; EUROPE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HISTORY, 15TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; MATHEMATICS; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 83455179965     PISSN: 00088994     EISSN: 16000498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0498.2011.00234.x     Document Type: Article

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