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The Lost Theory of Asclepiades of Bithynia Vallance, J. T. (Fellow and Tutor, Fellow and Tutor, Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge)
The Lost Theory of Asclepiades of Bithynia
Vallance, J. T. (Fellow and Tutor, Fellow and Tutor, Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge)
Asclepiades, who advocated a therapy involving wine and passive exercise, devised a peculiar physical theory to explain all biological phenomena. None of his work survives intact, but copious ancient testimonies allow us to reconstruct many details of the theory.
174 pages, bibliography
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | November 22, 1990 |
| ISBN13 | 9780198242482 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 174 |
| Dimensions | 144 × 224 × 19 mm · 371 g |
| Language | English |