The matter of the heart : a history of the heart in eleven operations / Thomas Morris.
The matter of the heart : a history of the heart in eleven operations / Thomas Morris.
The matter of the heart : a history of the heart in eleven operations / Thomas Morris.
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Publisher
London : The Bodley Head, an imprint of Vintage Publishing, 2017.
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G 2017/5787
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Language
English
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Physical content
414 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm
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text
still image
Media type
unmediated
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volume
Publication information
Publisher
London : The Bodley Head, an imprint of Vintage Publishing, 2017.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2017.
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Summary
For thousands of years the human heart remained the deepest of mysteries; both home to the soul and an organ too complex to touch, let alone operate on. Then, in the late nineteenth century, medics began going where no one had dared go before. The following decades saw the mysteries of the heart exposed, thanks to pioneering surgeons, brave patient...
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The matter of the heart : a history of the heart in eleven operations / Thomas Morris.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-401) and index.
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©2017
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G 2017/5787
Record Identifier
74VKVgy3ZjaZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVgy3ZjaZ
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ISBN
1847923917 (hardback)
9781847923929 (paperback)
1847923925 (paperback)
9781847923912 (hardback)
DDC
612.1
MMS ID
991024148694302626
