Project Gutenberg 2005-04-23 Public domain in the USA. 88 Boerhaave, Herman 1668 1738 Boerhaave, J. H. Boerhaave, J. Herman Boerhaave, Hermanus Boerhaave, H. (Herman) Boerhaave, Hermann Het Nut der Mechanistische Methode in de Geneeskunde Reading ease score: 46.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Frank van Drogen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Het Nut der Mechanistische Methode in de Geneeskunde" by Herman Boerhaave is a scientific publication written in the early 18th century. This book discusses the significance and applicability of mechanical principles to the field of medicine, advocating for a systematic and empirical approach to understanding the human body and its functions. In his address, Boerhaave argues that the human body can be understood as a complex mechanism, and he emphasizes the importance of mechanics in medicine. He critiques contemporary medical practices that rely on unproven theories and advocates for the adoption of a more scientific, mechanical framework to enhance medical understanding and treatment. Through detailed explanations and examples, he illustrates how mechanical principles provide insights into the workings of bodily systems and the rationale behind various diseases and treatments. By promoting the mechanistic method, Boerhaave seeks to elevate the practice of medicine from speculative theories to a rigorous science grounded in observation and analysis. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl Medicine -- Early works to 1800 R Text Browsing: Health & Medicine Browsing: History - General 110511 110510 2024-10-07T06:51:32.559225 2023-09-07T08:13:32.287755 text/html text/html 108222 2020-12-14T10:54:55 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 273402 2020-12-14T10:54:55 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 351892 2024-10-07T06:51:39.337189 application/epub+zip 351302 2024-10-07T06:51:36.204238 application/epub+zip 105089 2024-10-07T06:51:34.842205 application/epub+zip 531357 2024-10-07T06:51:41.467204 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 521392 2024-10-07T06:51:38.438203 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256459 2022-09-07T23:11:10.134806 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 96733 96667 2024-10-07T06:51:32.157233 2023-09-07T08:13:31.992759 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 96587 2020-12-14T10:54:55 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 35711 2020-12-14T10:54:55 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19680 2024-10-07T06:51:41.600171 application/rdf+xml 19880 2024-10-07T06:51:35.400214 image/jpeg 4207 2024-10-07T06:51:35.123201 image/jpeg 368160 2024-10-07T06:51:32.575227 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia nl.wikipedia