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100 1  Sethna, Dhun H.,|eauthor. 
245 14 The wine-dark sea within :|ba turbulent history of blood /
       |cDhun H. Sethna. 
250    First edition. 
263    2206 
264  1 New York :|bBasic Books,|c2022. 
300    xx, 357 pages ;|c25 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-336) and 
       index. 
505 0  The Oriental heritage -- The sea within us -- Seeing is 
       believing -- Body flame -- Through the blood darkly -- 
       Knot of veins -- A different drum beat -- Prince of 
       physicians -- Coming to grips -- Brave new world -- The 
       proper study of man -- A disinherited mind -- The medical 
       merchants of Venice -- Hunted heretic -- A eureka moment -
       - Arabian knight -- Who's on first? -- Wild sea of 
       troubles -- Prelude to glory -- The finest hour -- Closing
       the ring -- Ahead of the curve -- Pride and prejudice -- 
       The French connection -- Bad blood -- A confederacy of 
       circulateurs -- Once more into the breach -- The goodness 
       of airs -- Oxford chemists -- Niter, niter, everywhere -- 
       Phlogiston -- Concerto for airs -- Unto this last -- In 
       our time. 
520    "The Wine-Dark Sea Within offers a revisionist retelling 
       of the history of Western medicine, centered on the quest 
       to understand the nature of blood. Physician Dhun Sethna 
       masterfully weaves together a global story, beginning 3,
       000 years ago in ancient China and India, continuing 
       through ancient Greece and Rome, the Renaissance, and the 
       Age of Enlightenment. Blood has always been central to our
       understanding of how the body sustains life. And without a
       doubt, the most influential description of blood came from
       Greek physician Galen, who saw health as a function of a 
       person's virtue. In his system, blood ebbed and flowed in 
       the body according to one's behavior. For 1,500 years, the
       Galenic model of medicine, favored by the Church, reigned 
       supreme. Then, in 1628, an English physician named William
       Harvey proved that blood does not ebb and flow but rather 
       circulates around the body in a single direction. This 
       discovery is often overlooked, but Sethna argues that it 
       completely changed the course of medicine. Suddenly it was
       possible to talk about the body in purely secular terms, 
       mechanically, as a system of pumps and pipes. With this 
       insight, Sethna shows that blood circulation paved the way
       for the foundation of immunology, cardiology, biochemistry,
       transplant science, and metabolic science. It even 
       influenced the development of thermodynamics and plant 
       respiration. The Wine-Dark Sea Within is above all a story
       of great ideas, a story of bitter feuds and historical 
       collaborations, backstabbing, deadly heresies and 
       perseverance, featuring some of the world's most famous 
       thinkers in its cast of characters: Homer, Leonardo, 
       Descartes, Lavoisier. It is a richly detailed and 
       provocative history, told by a stunning new voice in 
       popular science"--|cProvided by publisher. 
650  0 Blood|xCirculation|xHistory. 
650  0 Medicine|xHistory|vPopular works. 
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650  7 Blood|xCirculation.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00834555 
650  7 Medicine.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01014893 
655  7 History.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411628 
655  7 Popular works.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01423846 
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