Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's Disease

Author: Ronald F. Pfeiffer

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2004-12-28

Total Pages: 1085

ISBN-13: 0203508599

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Recent research is leading to an ever-increasing range of investigative approaches whose aim is to achieve effective neuroprotective or neurorestorative treatment for individuals affected by Parkinson‘s disease. New directions under investigation reach beyond traditional pharmacological approaches to venture into innovative surgical methods, gene t

The Naturalist in Britain
The Naturalist in Britain

Author: David Elliston Allen

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2021-07-13

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 1400843448

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At once a major resource for historians of science and an excellent introduction to natural history for the general reader, David Allen's The Naturalist in Britain established a precedent for investigating natural history as a social phenomenon. Here the author traces the evolution of natural history from the seventeenth to the early twentieth centuries, from the "herbalizings" of apprentice apothecaries to the establishment of national reserves and international societies to the emergence of natural history as an organized discipline. Along the way he describes the role of scientific ideas, popular fashion, religious motivations, literary influences, the increase of leisure time and disposable income, and the tendency of like-minded persons to form clubs. His comprehensive and entertaining discussion creates a vibrant portrait of a scientific movement inextricably woven into a particular culture.