BIOL 400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 34: Iatrochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg, Galen
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Golden age of science in islamic world (8th 13th centuries) Encouraged the development of science: islamic expansion, ancient learning, openness to other culture, muhammed (570-632) and quran encouraged inquiry and education, wealth and unity supported secular intellectual class. Cannon of medicine: anatomy and physiology based of galen. Chartered salerno medical college (1231: allowed women in school (southern italy) Pupil st. thomas aquinas (1225-1274: greatest of the scholastics. Grew out of church schools in charlemagne (768-814) Continuity between medieval and modern universities: independence of self governance, laws of town didn"t apply, could think and express things. On the motions of heavenly bodies (1543: heliocentric model of solar system, sun was center of universe. Private physician: called himself double doctor". Appointed city physician of basel: secret of life" was poop, publicly burned works of galen and avicenna thrown out of basel. Iatrochemistry chemistry should be central understanding of human function and medicine.
