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The volume presents English translations of the corpus attributed to Hippocrates accompanied by a preliminary discourse and extensive annotations. It surveys the origins of Greek medicine and offers a sketch of the physician's life, evaluates the authenticity of individual treatises, and explains the physical philosophy behind their hypotheses. Translations of foundational clinical writings address the influence of environmental factors, methods of prognosis, and principles of medical practice; editorial arguments and notes aim to clarify obscure passages and relate ancient doctrines to readers with contemporary medical and scholarly knowledge.

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Title: The genuine works of Hippocrates, Vol. 1 (of 2)

Translated from the Greek, with a preliminary discourse and annotations

Author: Hippocrates

Translator: Francis Adams

Release date: January 1, 2024 [eBook #72583]

Language: English

Original publication: New York: William Wood, 1886

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THE
GENUINE WORKS
OF
HIPPOCRATES

TRANSLATED FROM THE GREEK

WITH

A PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE AND ANNOTATIONS

BY

FRANCIS ADAMS, LL.D.

SURGEON

IN TWO VOLUMES

VOL. I

NEW YORK
WILLIAM WOOD AND COMPANY
56 & 58 LAFAYETTE PLACE
1886