Thrombosis and Emboli (1846–1856) Philosophy of Science and a new preface by

and a new preface by the well-known American medical historian

and other scientists

for his advocacy for therapeutic skepticism and rationalism

Introduction by James H

Recipent of the 2010 Leonardo da Vinci medal of the society for history of technology

Thrombosis and Emboli (1846–1856) Philosophy of Science and a new preface byVirchow, Rudolf L. K., 1998, vi + 234pp., illus. Translated by Axel C. Matzdorff and William R. Bell. Foreword by Gert Brieger An increasing amount of Virchows work has been translated into English in the last decade, and the present work on pulmonary embolism is yet another welcome example. For those readers who cannot really appreciate the breadth of his vision or the depth of his learning so evident in his voluminous writings in German, they will