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Galen and the World of Knowledge
by Christopher Gill Tim Whitmarsh John WilkinsGalen is the most important medical writer in Graeco-Roman antiquity, and also extremely valuable for understanding Graeco-Roman thought and society in the second century AD. This volume of new essays locates him firmly in the intellectual life of his period, and thus aims to make better sense of the medical and philosophical 'world of knowledge' that he tries to create. How did Galen present himself as a reader and an author in comparison with other intellectuals of his day? Above all, how did he fashion himself as a medical practitioner, and how does that self-fashioning relate to the performance culture of second-century Rome? Did he see medicine as taking over some of the traditional roles of philosophy? These and other questions are freshly addressed by leading international experts on Galen and the intellectual life of the period, in a stimulating collection that combines learning with accessibility.
Galen on Food and Diet
by Mark GrantGalen, the personal physician of the emperor Marcus Aurelius, wrote what was long regarded as the definitive guide to a healthy diet, and profoundly influenced medical thought for centuries. Based on his theory of the four humours, these works describe the effects on health of a vast range of foods including lettuce, lard, peaches and hyacinths.This book makes all his texts on food available in English for the first time, and provides many captivating insights into the ancient understanding of food and health.
Galen's Epistemology: Experience, Reason, and Method in Ancient Medicine
by R. J. Hankinson Matyáš HavrdaDetermining what has gone wrong in a malfunctioning body and proposing an effective treatment requires expertise. Since antiquity, philosophers and doctors have wondered what sort of knowledge this expertise involves, and whether and how it can warrant its conclusions. Few people were as qualified to deal with these questions as Galen of Pergamum (129–ca. 216). A practising doctor with a keen interest in logic and natural science, he devoted much of his enormous literary output to the task of putting medicine on firm methodological grounds. At the same time he reflected on philosophical issues entailed by this project, such as the nature of experience, its relation to reason, the criteria of truth, and the methods of justification. This volume explores Galen's contributions to (mainly scientific) epistemology, as they arise in the specific inquiries and polemics of his works, as well as their legacy in the Islamic world.
Galen, De diebus decretoriis, from Greek into Arabic: A Critical Edition, with Translation and Commentary, of Hunayn ibn Ishaq, Kitab ayyam al-buhran (Medicine in the Medieval Mediterranean #2)
by Glen M. CooperThis volume presents the first edition of the Arabic translation, by Hunayn ibn Ishaq, of Galen's Critical Days (De diebus decretoriis), together with the first translation of the text into a modern language. The substantial introduction contextualizes the treatise within the Greek and Arabic traditions. Galen's Critical Days was a founding text of astrological medicine. In febrile illnesses, the critical days are the days on which an especially severe pattern of symptoms, a crisis, was likely to occur. The crisis was thought to expel the disease-producing substances from the body. If its precise timing were known, the physician could prepare the patient so that the crisis would be most beneficial. After identifying the critical days based on empirical data and showing how to use them in therapy, Galen explains the critical days via the moon's influence. In the historical introduction Glen Cooper discusses the translation of the Critical Days in Arabic, and adumbrates its possible significance in the intellectual debates and political rivalries among the 9th-century Baghdad elite. It is argued that Galen originally composed the Critical Days both to confound the Skeptics of his own day and to refute a purely mathematical, rationalist approach to science. These features made the text useful in the rivalries between Baghdad scholars. Al-Kindi (d.c. 866) famously propounded a mathematical approach to science akin to the latter. The scholar-bureaucrat responsible for funding this translation, Muhammad ibn Musa (d. 873), al-Kindi's nemesis, may have found the treatise useful in refuting that approach. The commentary and notes to the facing page translation address issues of translation, as well as important concepts.
Galen: A Thinking Doctor in Imperial Rome (Routledge Ancient Biographies)
by Vivian NuttonThis volume offers a comprehensive biography of the Roman physician Galen, and explores his activities and ideas as a doctor and intellectual, as well as his reception in later centuries. Nutton’s wide-ranging study surveys Galen's early life and medical education, as well as his later career in Rome and his role as court physician for over forty years. It examines Galen's philosophical approach to medicine and the body, his practices of prognosis and dissection, and his ideas about preventative medicine and drugs. A final chapter explores the continuing impact of Galen's work in the centuries after his death, from his pre-eminence in Islamic medicine to his resurgence in Western medicine in the Renaissance, and his continuing impact through to the nineteenth century even after the discoveries of Vesalius and Harvey. Galen is the definitive biography this fascinating figure, written by the preeminent Galen scholar, and offers an invaluable resource for anyone interested in Galen and his work, and the history of medicine more broadly.
Galen: Volume 1, Mixtures (Cambridge Galen Translations)
by Dr P. N. Singer Professor Philip J. van der Eijk Professor Piero TassinariMixtures is of central importance for Galen's views on the human body. It presents his influential typology of the human organism according to nine mixtures (or 'temperaments') of hot, cold, dry and wet. It also develops Galen's ideal of the 'well-tempered' person, whose perfect balance ensures excellent performance both physically and psychologically. Mixtures teaches the aspiring doctor how to assess the patient's mixture by training one's sense of touch and by a sophisticated use of diagnostic indicators. It presents a therapeutic regime based on the interaction between foods, drinks, drugs and the body's mixture. Mixtures is a work of natural philosophy as well as medicine. It acknowledges Aristotle's profound influence whilst engaging with Hippocratic ideas on health and nutrition, and with Stoic, Pneumatist and Peripatetic physics. It appears here in a new translation, with generous annotation, introduction and glossaries elucidating the argument and setting the work in its intellectual context.
Galena, Illinois: A Brief History (Brief History)
by Diann MarshWith 85 percent of its buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, Galena truly is a place drenched in history. From the ancient burial mounds crowding the high banks of the Mississippi to the home of President Ulysses S. Grant, the Illinois town's rich past is everywhere on display. Follow Diann Marsh in her dogged pursuit of that fascinating heritage and catch glimpses of unforgettable incidents like the courageous defense put up by a handful of Galena settlers during the Black Hawk War or the monster flood that turned a day in 1892 into a bridge-snapping spectacle. Fortunes are won and lost within the space of a page, but the legacy left by Galena's determined citizens and cared for by passionate guardians like Marsh is one that is sure to endure.
Galena: A Brief History (Images of America)
by Diann MarshGalena, IL, nestled in the bluffs of the Mississippi River in northwest Illinois, is one of the most historic communities in the region. The townspeople take pride in the rich history of their town, dedicating their time to restoration projects and the booming industry of heritage tourism. In this book you will meet the town's pioneer residents, stroll the historic business district, and discover the unique architecture of Galena. Many of the images (c. 1826-1940s) in the book come from the Galena/Jo Daviess Historical Museum (which is sponsoring the project), the Alfred Mueller collection, the Illinois Historic Sites Office, and private collections.
Galento the Great: The Authentic and Authorized Story of the Life and Ring Battles of Tony (Two-Ton) Galento, World’s Heavyweight Contender
by Joseph G. DonovanGalento the Great is the gripping biography of Tony “Two-Ton” Galento, the boxer who once fought Joe Louis—considered one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time—for the heavyweight title. It was written by Joseph G. Donovan in 1939, the same year Galento challenged Louis for the title.Domenico Antonio Galento (1910-1979) was an American heavyweight boxer, nicknamed “Two-Ton” for his reasoning to his manager for being nearly late to one of his fights: “I had two tons of ice to deliver on my way here.” Galento was one of the most colorful fighters in the history of the sport. He wrestled an octopus, and boxed a kangaroo as publicity stunts for his fights. He also boxed a 550 lb. (250 kg) bear, as a stage attraction.“THIS is an authorized, authentic and unvarnished story of my life and battles. The author has known me for 13 years and he, if anyone, knows the facts and figures, better than myself. While he has scratched my back a bit with his facile pen, both as Sports Editor and columnist of the Newark, N. J. Morning Ledger and as the author of my fighting career, I like it from page to page. Joe Donovan has as much punch in this story as I have in my left hook in the ring. And that is something.”—Tony Galento
Galeria
by Steven GreenbergToda família guarda segredos, mas alguns são muito mais obscuros, penetram muito mais fundo e magoam muito mais do que outros. De Telavive aos becos de Praga, a busca implacável de Vanessa para solucionar o mistério do diário que o pai manteve durante a guerra, e do que ele e o avô faziam durante a ocupação nazista na Tchecoslováquia, revela um segredo obscuro de 70 anos. Vanessa Neuman é filha de sobreviventes do Holocausto e sua infância na familiaridade caótica do sul de Telavive é obscurecida pelas experiências não mencionadas dos pais durante a guerra. Para ela, o passado era um livro fechado… até o pai morrer e o livro cair literalmente aberto. Vanessa agora tem que solucionar o mistério do diário que recebeu – e do estranho símbolo dentro dele –, custe o que custar. Ambientado contra o pano de fundo da ocupação nazista e do Museu Judaico de Praga – O Museu de uma Raça Extinta de Adolf Eichmann –, Galeria é um suspense de ficção histórica nos moldes do livro A Chave de Sarah, de Tatiana De Rosnay. Do centro de pesquisa sobre o Holocausto, Yad V’Shem, em Jerusalém até as ruelas de Praga, e depois para dentro do antigo “gueto paradisíaco” de Theresienstadt, a jornada de entendimento de Vanessa revelará um passado familiar mais obscuro do que ela jamais imaginaria – um segredo mantido vivo por mais de meio século.
Galerie
by Steven Greenberg M. Stefania SottileNumero 1 su Amazon, Bestseller in 4 Paesi! La ricerca della verità di una donna rivela un oscuro segreto di famiglia a lungo sepolto nel passato nazista di Praga. VINCITORE: Pinnacle Book Achievement Award, Autunno 2015 – Premio per il miglior libro di narrativa FINALISTA: Readers’ Favorite Book Award 2016 – Premio per la narrativa storica “Immaginate Stephen King che scrive Schindler’s List…” ~ Nikki Tutte le famiglie hanno dei segreti, ma alcuni sono molto più oscuri, arrivano più a fondo e toccano un nervo più scoperto di altri. Vanesa Neuman è la figlia di un sopravvissuto dell’Olocausto e la sua infanzia, nell’angusta intimità del sud di Tel Aviv, è ombreggiata dalle esperienza di guerra taciute dei suoi genitori. Per lei il passato era come un libro chiuso… fino a quando suo padre non muore e quel libro le cade letteralmente addosso, aprendosi. A questo punto Vanesa deve svelare a tutti i costi il mistero del diario che ha ricevuto, ma anche quello dello strano simbolo contenuto al suo interno. Ambientato nello scenario dell’occupazione nazista e del Museo Ebraico di Praga – il “Museo della Razza Estinta” di Adolf Eichmann – Galerie costituisce una narrativa storica dal passo serrato, seguendo la tradizione di La chiave di Sara, di Tatiana De Rosnay. Dal centro di ricerca sull’Olocausto Yad V’Shem di Gerusalemme, ai sobborghi di Praga e all’ex “ghetto paradiso” di Theresienstadt, il viaggio di comprensione di Vanesa rivelerà il passato di famiglia più oscuro di quanto lei potesse mai immaginare, un segreto tenuto in vita per oltre mezzo secolo. PERFETTO PER I CLUB DEL LIBRO: alla fine della storia è inclusa una guida per il club del libro. Evolved Publishing presenta un’emozionante opera di narrativa storica che analizza come gli orrori dell’Olocausto risuonino ancora nelle generazioni successive e come pers
Galerie
by Steven GreenbergLa búsqueda de la verdad de una mujer revela un oscuro secreto familiar enterrado hace mucho tiempo, en el pasado nazi de Praga. PREMIOS: Seleccionado como uno de los mejores libros de ficción del galardón Pinnacle Book Achievement Award. Otoño de 2015. «Imagine la Lista de Schindler escrita por Stephen King». ~ Nikki Todas las familias esconden secretos, pero algunos son más oscuros, más profundos y más dolorosos que otros. Vanesa Neuman es la hija de unos supervivientes del Holocausto. Su infancia, en la estrecha intimidad del sur de Tel Aviv, está ensombrecida por las tácitas experiencias de guerra de sus padres. El pasado es para ella como un libro cerrado... hasta la muerte de su padre, momento en que el libro se abre, literalmente. Vanesa debe desvelar a toda costa el misterio del diario que ha heredado —y del extraño símbolo que contiene—. Con el telón de fondo de la ocupación nazi y el Museo Judío de Praga —«El museo de una raza extinta» de Adolf Eichmann—, Galerie es una vertiginosa novela histórica que sigue la tradición de La llave de Sara, de Tatiana De Rosnay. Desde el centro Yad VaShem para la investigación del Holocausto, en Jerusalén, hasta las callejas de Praga y el interior del antiguo «gueto paraíso» de Theresienstadt, el camino del conocimiento que recorrerá Vanesa le revelará un pasado familiar más oscuro de lo que nunca imaginó —un secreto que se ha mantenido con vida durante más de cinco décadas—. IDEAL PARA CLUBS DE LECTURA: Se incluye una guía para clubs de lectura al final de la obra. Evolved Publishing presenta una emocionante ficción histórica que examina cómo los horrores del Holocausto siguen presentes después de generaciones, y cómo incluso las más profundas heridas causadas por la traición pueden terminar curando.
Galerius and the Will of Diocletian (Roman Imperial Biographies)
by William Lewis LeadbetterDrawing from a variety of sources - literary, visual, archaeological; papyri, inscriptions and coins – the author studies the nature of Diocletian’s imperial strategy, his wars, his religious views and his abdication. The author also examines Galerius’ endeavour to take control of Diocletian’s empire, his failures and successes, against the backdrop of Constantine’s remorseless drive to power. The first comprehensive study of the Emperor Galerius, this book offers an innovative analysis of his reign as both Caesar and Augustus, using his changing relationship with Diocletian as the principal key to unlock the complex imperial politics of the period.
Gales of November: The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald
by Robert J. HemmingAccount of the sinking of the ship Edmund Fitzgerald in 1975.
Gales: A Study in Brewing, Business and Family History (Routledge Revivals)
by Barry Stapleton James H. ThomasThis title was first published in 2000: This volume tells the fascinating story of the origins, development, growth and survival of a small country brewery in Hampshire. Employing and analyzing a wealth of original documentation, it examines the local environment both before establishment of the brewery and during the 150 years of its existence. While the performance of Gales Brewery is examined in the context of the British brewing industry as a whole, the thread of family involvement is woven throughout the volume. The contribution of contrasting individual entrepreneurs is examined in absorbing detail, from the half century of domination by George Alexander Gale to the subsequent century of contribution by the Bowyer family. Gales is exceptional in being one of the very few family breweries to survive the mania of mergers and takeovers in the brewing industry. This very readable book will be of considerable interest to business, economic, family and local historians.
Galesburg
by Patty MosherThe origins of Galesburg can be traced to a group of courageous pioneers who came to this gently rolling prairie in 1837 and founded Knox College and the town. The founders were staunch abolitionists, and Galesburg became a major stop on the Underground Railroad. Farmers bought land owned by the college and reaped bountiful harvests from the virgin soil. But, Galesburg was more than just a college and farming community. In the mid- and late-19th century, two major railroads came through town: the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q) and the Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railroad. The CB&Q built one of the largest rail yards in the nation, and it is still expanding today. Manufacturers took advantage of Galesburg's ready transportation and able workforce, and the once-small town transformed into a successful municipality that offered good jobs and living wages. Small businesses and service companies thrived, and Main Street stores flourished. Images of America: Galesburg contains never-before-published images that show how Galesburg citizens worked, played, and worshipped from the 1880s to the 1960s.
Galilean Journey: The Mexican-American Promise
by Virgilio P. ElizondoThe groundbreaking work in Hispanic theology, relates the story of the Galilean Jesus to the story of a new mestizo people. In this work, which marked the arrival of a new era of Hispanic/Latino theology in the United States, Virgilio Elizondo described the "Galilee principle": "What human beings reject, God chooses as his very own". This principle is well understood by Mexican-Americans, for whom mestizaje -- the mingling of ethnicity, race, and culture -- is a distinctive feature of their identity. In the person of Jesus, whose marginalized Galilean identity also marked him as a mestizo, the Mexican-American struggle for identity and new life becomes luminous.
Galileo Engineer
by Matteo VallerianiThis work systematically investigates and reconstructs the practical knowledge Galileo shared during his lifetime. Galileo shared many aspects of practical knowledge. These included the methods and experience of foremen and engineers active within various frameworks. Galileo did not always react to such scientific impulses in the same way. On the one hand, he not only shared practical knowledge, but also acted as an engineer, especially within the framework of the art of war at the end of the sixteenth century, and more so during the time he spent in Padua. On the other hand, his scientific achievements were largely based on and influenced by aspects of practical knowledge coming from particular disciplines and activities, without him ever becoming an expert in these disciplines. Two case studies, the first concerned with Galileo's theory of the strength of materials and the second with his achievement of an atomistic heat doctrine, enable a focus on the early modern model of generation of new scientific knowledge based on the conflicting interaction between aspects of practical knowledge and Aristotelian theoretical assumptions.
Galileo Galilei - Absuelto en el Tribunal de Justicia
by Federico Renzi Don Francesco Cristofaro8 de enero de 1642, hora 14:12: a las afueras de Florencia, en la Villa Il Gioiello, el científico pisano Galileo Galilei le relata a sus hijos los extraños y dolorosos hechos que lo llevaran a ser acusado de herejía, en un primer momento, antes de ser enjuiciado y finalmente obligado a abjurar por los cardenales del Santo Oficio. Diez horas más tarde, a las 00:12, a medida que su respiración comienza a hacerse más lenta y afanosa, Galileo encomienda a la posteridad la validez de sus descubrimientos al no renegarlos por enésima vez, proclamándose un fiel creyente de la fe católica antes de exhalar su último respiro. Un libro, prácticamente un diario autobiográfico, escrito de manera magistral, con un lenguaje simple y directo. Fluye inclusive cuando el autor hace recurre a fechas y eventos históricos con rigurosa autenticidad, extraídos de las cartas del juicio a Galileo conservadas en el Archivo Secreto Vaticano, custodiado con recelo por el prefecto, Monseñor Sergio Pagano. Una obra divulgativa verdaderamente extraordinaria: dejará estupefactos a los apasionados, contentos a los estudiantes, entusiasmados a los amantes de la ciencia y satisfechos a aquellos de la religión, pues la obra concluye con la absolución definitiva que San Juan Pablo II le otorgará el 31 de octubre de 1992, a 350 años de la muerte del matemático pisano
Galileo Galilei en el ángulo oscuro
by Antonio GrañaLa inédita, oscura, y desconocida vida privada de Galileo Galilei. <P><P> Esta obra de ficción, se acerca al lector amante de la historia de su tiempo. <P>Galileo Galilei fue en lo público excepcional, pero en su faceta privada e íntima un libertino descomunal, esta última faceta muestra el ángulo oscuro de su vida y es más desconocida... <P><P>El autor de esta narrativa histórica lo hace con todo el rigor pero dejando espacio para integrar personajes de ficción. Sin desvirtuar la realidad, crea una atmósfera de intriga, bajas pasiones y un hilo conductor donde se mezclan las luchas de poder en la Iglesia Romana, con mención especial para la Compañía Jesuita y donde el crimen y el veneno, tienen espacio en esa época de grandes conflictos en el seno de la Curia.
Galileo Galilei: At the Threshold of the Scientific Age (Springer Biographies)
by Wolfgang W. OsterhageThis new scientific biography explores the influences on, and of, Galileo’s exceptional work, thereby revealing novel connections with the worldviews of his age and beyond.Galileo Galilei's contribution to science is unquestionable. And his conflict with the church establishment of his time is no less famous. In this book, authored by a physicist and history scholar, Galileo's life and work are described against a backdrop of the prior scientific state of the art in his various fields of achievement. Particular emphasis is placed on Galileo's vision of the world in relation to historic and also future cosmological models. The impact of his discoveries and theories for the later development of physics and astronomy is a further focus of the narrative.
Galileo Galilei’s “Two New Sciences”: for Modern Readers (History of Physics)
by Alessandro De AngelisThis book aims to make Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) accessible to the modern reader by refashioning the great scientist's masterpiece "Discourses and Mathematical Demonstrations Relating to Two New Sciences" in today's language. Galileo Galilei stands as one of the most important figures in history, not simply for his achievements in astronomy, physics, and engineering and for revolutionizing science and the scientific method in general, but also for the role that he played in the (still ongoing) drama concerning entrenched power and its desire to stifle any knowledge that may threaten it. Therefore, it is important that today's readers come to understand and appreciate what Galilei accomplished and wrote. But the mindset that shapes how we see the world today is quite different from the mindset -- and language -- of Galilei and his contemporaries. Another obstacle to a full understanding of Galilei's writings is posed by the countless historical, philosophical, geometrical, and linguistic references he made, along with his often florid prose, with its blend of Italian and Latin. De Angelis' new rendition of the work includes translations of the original geometrical figures into algebraic formulae in modern notation and allows the non-specialist reader to follow the thread of Galileo's thought and in a way that was barely possible until now.
Galileo Reappraised (Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, UCLA #2)
by Carlo L. GolinoThis title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1966.
Galileo and Satellite Navigation (SpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology)
by Alessandro De AngelisThis book explores the Galilean method for geolocation, placing it in historical and astronomical context. It bridges the techniques developed by the Greeks and medieval astronomers with later innovations like precision clocks, 20th-century wireless technology, and space-based navigation. The primary source is the twenty-volume National Edition of the Works of Galileo (published 1890-1909 by Antonio Favaro) and the update edited by Michele Camerota and Patrizia Ruffo in 2019, which includes previously unpublished documents on Galileo's negotiations with the Spanish government for selling his longitude-determining method at sea. This book inspired the 2024 "International Research Day in the World," focused on geolocation, organized by the Italian Permanent Delegation to International Organizations in Paris. In collaboration with Museo Galileo in Florence and Sorbonne Université, the event featured the exhibition “Galileo and Satellite Navigation,” showcased at the Pierre et Marie Curie Campus in Paris (June 13-28, 2024), and later at the Italian Institutes of Culture in Prague and Amsterdam, and at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, Canada.
Galileo and the 1604 Supernova: With a Translation of the "Dialogo de Cecco di Ronchitti da Bruzene" (SpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology)
by Alessandro De AngelisThis book is about the 1604 supernova and presents the translation of key documents discussing this astronomical event in Italy. Only seven Galactic supernovae visible to the naked eye are documented, with the 1604 event, the last in history, profoundly impacting astronomy, cosmology, and culture in general. The 1604 supernova challenged the prevailing belief in the unchanging nature of stars. Astronomers like Galileo and Kepler, alongside counterparts from Arab, Chinese, and Korean backgrounds, collaborated to explain its origin, analyzing astronomical and astrological signals five years before the invention of the telescope. Galileo, approached for interpretation while teaching in Padua, cautiously expressed his views in three unpublished lectures, a pseudonymous treatise written in Paduan dialect, and a poem immediately withdrawn, sparking a dispute with Aristotelian scholars in Italy. The 1604 supernova, a pivotal historical event, spurred collaborative efforts and debates, reshaping perceptions of the cosmos. This debate dominated science from 1604 to 1606, preceding Kepler's treatise {\em De Stella Nova}. Remnants of the explosion of the supernova, called today Kepler’s supernova, are still visible and are the subject of studies by modern observatories and discussions in the astrophysical community.