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Girl Who Gave Birth to Rabbits : A True Medical Mystery by Clifford A. Pickover (2000, Trade Paperback)

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Girl Who Gave Birth to Rabbits : A True Medical Mystery, Paperback by Pickover, Clifford A., ISBN 1573927945, ISBN-13 9781573927949, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Wide ranging freelance writer Pickover revives a scandal from 18th-century London that titillated the public and embarrassed the medical establishment. Mary Toft seemed an ordinary young women, though with a peculiar passion, until she gave birth to something inhuman. She was propelled into a dark medical subculture in the royal courts, and spawned a flood of media coverage and jokes. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Prometheus Books, Publishers
ISBN-10
1573927945
ISBN-13
9781573927949
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1678401

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
232 Pages
Publication Name
Girl Who Gave Birth to Rabbits : a True Medical Mystery
Language
English
Publication Year
2000
Subject
Pathophysiology, General, History, Historical
Type
Textbook
Author
Clifford A. Pickover
Subject Area
Biography & Autobiography, Medical
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
11.5 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
99-056193
Dewey Edition
21
TitleLeading
The
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
618.2 B
Synopsis
This can justifiably be called history's most fascinating medical mystery, a dark, true-life Alice in Wonderland tale with a streak of horror. Why should we care today about a poor, eighteenth-century girl who gave birth to monstrosities? Mary Toft's story bears uncanny parallels with our own time and contains perennial themes: science and superstition separated by the flimsiest of curtains, justice and morality, crime and punishment, and the greed and basic fears at the core of human nature. Prepare yourself for a shattering odyssey as acclaimed polymath Clifford Pickover takes you to the ultimate frontier of medical speculation. With numerous illustrations, this is an engrossing and thoroughly unique introduction to eighteenth-century science and its metaphor for today's scientific superstitions and politics. For Mary, conspiracies are everywhere, the line between good and evil lost, and the consequences exceed her most unthinkable, private desires., 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.
LC Classification Number
RG627.P53 2000