The Clock And The Mirror: Girolamo Cardano And Renaissance Medicine (Princeton Legacy Library, 1915) - 9780691628103

Cardano's medical advice included the suggestion that "the studious man should always have at hand a clock and a mirror"--A clock to keep track of the passage of time and a mirror to observe the changing condition of his body. The remark, which recalls his astrological and autobiographical interests, is emblematic of the many connections between his medicine and his other pursuits. Cardano's philosophical eclecticism, beliefs about occult forces in nature, theories about dreams, and free transactions between academic and popularizing scientific writing also contributed to his medicine.

• | Author: Nancy G. Siraisi
• | Publisher: Princeton University Press
• | Publication Date: Dec 08, 2015
• | Number of Pages: 378 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0691628106
• | ISBN-13: 9780691628103