Albucasis : The Father of Modern Surgery [1 ed.] 9781508171331, 9781508171409

Albucasis was born near Córdoba in al-Andalus, the center of a flourishing culture of science and philosophy. There, the

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Albucasis : The Father of Modern Surgery [1 ed.]
9781508171331, 9781508171409

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