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The nervous system and its constituent neurones, Designed for the use of practitioners of medicine and of students of medicine and psychology.
Publication Details
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1899 CE.
Considered a masterpiece of compilation of the new scientific evidence for the neuron theory. "Also contains Gertrude Stein’s first publication, which consists of a quote and further description of her developmental work on a series of sagittal sections from the brain of a several week-old baby (pp. 725-726), in and around the region of the nucleus of Darkschewitsch. She was at the time a medical student at Johns Hopkins" (Larry W. Swanson). Digital facsimile of the 1901 printing from the Internet Archive at this link.
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Thematic Classifications
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #7336 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/9507 |
| Author Bio Link | medicalarchives.jhmi.edu ↗ |
| External URL | the-nervous-system-and-its-constituent-neurones-designed-for-the-use-of-practitioners-of-medicine-and-of-students-of-medicine-and-psychology |
Geographic Context
Publication place: New York