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Geological Society, London, Special Publications
A History of Geology and Medicine
Author(s)
Geological Society of London
Volume
375
Copyright:
Geological Society of London
© Geological Society of London 2013 ISBN 9781862396432$30.00
ISBN electronic:
9781862396432
Publication date:
January 01, 2013
The historical links between geology and medicine are surprisingly numerous and diverse. This, the first ever volume dedicated to the subject, contains contributions from an international authorship of geologists, historians and medical professionals.
Rocks, minerals, fossils and earths have been used therapeutically since earliest times and details recorded on ancient papyri, clay tablets, medieval manuscripts and early published sources. Pumice was used to clean teeth, antimony to heal wounds, clays as antidotes to poison, gold to cure haemorrhoids and warts, and gem pastes to treat syphilis and the plague, while mineral springs preserved health. Geology was crucial in the development of public health. Medical men who made important contributions to geology include Steno, Worm, Parkinson, Bigsby, William Hunter, Jenner, John Hulke, Conan Doyle, Gorini and various Antarctic explorers.
A History of Geology and Medicine will be of particular interest to Earth scientists, medical personnel, historians of science and the general reader who has an interest in science.
A History of Geology and Medicine
Author(s): C. J. Duffin, R. T. J. Moody, C. Gardner-Thorpe
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1144/SP375
ISBN (print): 9781862393561
ISBN (electronic): 9781862396432
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Published: 2013
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Table of Contents
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Geology as medicine and medics as geologistsAuthor(s)Christopher J. DuffinChristopher J. Duffin1Department of Palaeontology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Lithotherapeutical research sources from antiquity to the mid-eighteenth centuryAuthor(s)Christopher J. DuffinChristopher J. Duffin1Department of Palaeontology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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CryptopalaeontologyAuthor(s)Eladio Liñán;Eladio Liñán1Área y Museo de Paleontología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain2Instituto Universitario de Ciencias Ambientales (IUCA), Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:María Liñán;María Liñán3Contemporánea, Cruz Roja 18, León, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:Joaquín CarrascoJoaquín Carrasco1Área y Museo de Paleontología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:
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The stomatological use of stones cited in the Kitab al-tasrif treatise (Abulcasis, 1000 CE)Author(s)Joaquín Carrasco;Joaquín Carrasco1Área y Museo de Paleontología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Zaragoza, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:María LiñánMaría Liñán2Contemporánea, Cruz Roja 18, León, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:
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The gem electuaryAuthor(s)Christopher J. DuffinChristopher J. Duffin1Department of Palaeontology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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History of the pharmaceutical use of pumiceAuthor(s)Christopher J. DuffinChristopher J. Duffin1Department of Palaeontology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Some early eighteenth century geological Materia MedicaAuthor(s)Christopher J. DuffinChristopher J. Duffin1Department of Palaeontology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Groundwater – Medicine by the Glassful?Author(s)N. S. Robins;N. S. Robins1British Geological Survey, Maclean Building, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 8BB, UKSearch for other works by this author on:P. L. SmedleyP. L. Smedley2British Geological Survey, Kingsley Dunham Centre, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG, UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Sunday Stone: an enduring metaphor of mining diseases and underground mining conditionsAuthor(s)John H. Pearn;John H. Pearn1History and Heritage, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Royal Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland 4029, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:Christopher Gardner-ThorpeChristopher Gardner-Thorpe2Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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From obstetrics to oryctology: inside the mind of William Hunter (1718–1783)Author(s)J. J. ListonJ. J. Liston1Department of Natural Sciences, National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Old Town, Edinburgh EH1 1JF, UK2School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, BS8 1RJ, UK3Division of Environmental & Evolutionary Biology, School of Life Sciences, College of Medical Veterinary & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Physicians and their contribution to the early history of earth sciences in AustriaAuthor(s)Daniela Claudia Angetter;Daniela Claudia Angetter1Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon bei der ÖAW, Kegelgasse 27/2, A-1030 Wien, AustriaSearch for other works by this author on:Bernhard Hubmann;Bernhard Hubmann2Institut für Erdwissenschaften, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Heinrichstraße 26, A-8010 Graz, AustriaSearch for other works by this author on:Johannes SeidlJohannes Seidl3MAS, Archiv der Universität Wien, Postgasse 9, A-1010 Wien, AustriaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Vomiting stones: mental illness and forensic medicine in 18th century ItalyAuthor(s)Alessandro Porro;Alessandro Porro1Dipartimento di Specialità Medico Chirurgiche, Scienze Radiologiche e Sanità Pubblica, Brescia University, Viale Europa 11, 25123 Brescia, ItalySearch for other works by this author on:Carlo Cristini;Carlo Cristini2Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Sperimentali, Brescia University, Viale Europa 11, 25123 Brescia, ItalySearch for other works by this author on:Bruno Falconi;Bruno Falconi1Dipartimento di Specialità Medico Chirurgiche, Scienze Radiologiche e Sanità Pubblica, Brescia University, Viale Europa 11, 25123 Brescia, ItalySearch for other works by this author on:Antonia Francesca Franchini;Antonia Francesca Franchini3Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e di Comunità, Milan University, Via Francesco Sforza 35, 20122 Milano, ItalySearch for other works by this author on:Lorenzo LorussoLorenzo Lorusso4U.O. di Neurologia. ‘Mellino Mellini’ Hospital, Viale Mazzini 6, 25032 Chiari, BS, ItalySearch for other works by this author on:
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Geology, conservation and dissolution of corpses by Paolo Gorini (1813–1881)Author(s)Lorenzo Lorusso;Lorenzo Lorusso1Uo Di Neurologia, Mellino Mellini Hospital, Chiari, (Brescia) Viale Mazzini 6, 25032 Chiari (BS) ItalySearch for other works by this author on:Bruno Falconi;Bruno Falconi2Dipartimento di Specialità Medico Chirurgiche, Scienze Radiologiche e Sanità Pubblica, Brescia University, Viale Europa 11, 25123 Brescia, ItalySearch for other works by this author on:Francesca Antonia Franchini;Francesca Antonia Franchini3Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e di Comunità, Milan University, Via Francesco Sforza 35, 20122 Milan, ItalySearch for other works by this author on:Alessandro PorroAlessandro Porro2Dipartimento di Specialità Medico Chirurgiche, Scienze Radiologiche e Sanità Pubblica, Brescia University, Viale Europa 11, 25123 Brescia, ItalySearch for other works by this author on:
