The Science of Cancerous Diseases from the Earliest Times to the Present Historical Just as Coleridge went to

Just as Coleridge went to Humphry Davy’s lectures to improve his stock of metaphors

a book that accomplishes the difficult task of combining a lucid treatment of scientific ideas and a sensitive reconstruction of their historical circumstances

intertwined with hopes

Selected Essays of Allen G

not for the light reader

The Science of Cancerous Diseases from the Earliest Times to the Present Historical Just as Coleridge went toWolff, Jacob, 1990 Introduction by Saul Jarcho Originally published in German in 1907, this study by Dr. Jacob Wolff (18611938) describes the history of the science of cancer from antiquity to modern times. Now available in the English language from the first time, Wolff's work was the first volume of his monumental, four volume Die Lehre Von Der Krebskrankheit Von Den Altesten Zeiten Bis Zur Gegenwart. The study has been recognized from the time of