and associates Theodor Schwann
But until the very recent era
It should have a wide and appreciative audience
Their normative horizon must be extended beyond such limits so as to include the intense reflection on what would be the necessary and the sufficient conditions of truly humane life for the whole of mankind
a development that is pictured primarily in the progression from Copernicus to Newton
Naval Surgeon: Life and Death at Sea in the Age of Sail Nobel prizes and associates Theodor SchwannEstes, J. Worth, 1998, xii + 266pp., Illus. The serendipitous discovery of clinical records kept by the surgeon of the American frigate New York in 18021803 has opened a unique window onto the full impact of shipboard illness, and of its treatment, during the age of sail. Following family tradition, Peter St. Medard trained as a surgeon for the French merchant marine under the ancient regime. After six months in a British prison ship, he became an