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The Girl Who Gave Birth to Rabbits: A True Medical Mystery
Clifford A. Pickover
The Girl Who Gave Birth to Rabbits: A True Medical Mystery
Clifford A. Pickover
Presents an introduction to eighteenth-century science and its metaphor for scientific superstitions and politics. This book describes Mary Toft's story which contains perennial themes: science and superstition separated by the flimsiest of curtains, justice and morality, crime and punishment, and the basic fears at the core of human nature.
232 pages, illus
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | April 1, 2000 |
ISBN13 | 9781573927949 |
Publishers | Prometheus Books |
Pages | 232 |
Dimensions | 155 × 230 × 13 mm · 317 g |
Language | English |
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