The Resource The enlightened Mr. Parkinson : the pioneering life of a forgotten surgeon and the mysterious disease that bears his name, Cherry Lewis
The enlightened Mr. Parkinson : the pioneering life of a forgotten surgeon and the mysterious disease that bears his name, Cherry Lewis
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- Summary
- A colorful and absorbing portrait of James Parkinson -- after whom Parkinson's disease is named -- and the turbulent, intellectually vibrant world of Georgian London. Author Cherry Lewis examines Parkinson's three seemingly disparate passions: medicine, politics, and fossils. As a political radical, Parkinson was interrogated over a plot to kill King George III, putting himself in danger of being exiled. He helped Edward Jenner set up smallpox vaccination stations across London, saving countless lives. He also wrote the first scientific study of fossils in English, jump-starting a craze for fossil hunting in Britain. Parkinson was truly one of the intellectual pioneers of 'the age of wonder, ' forgotten to history -- until now. -- Adapted from book jacket
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Pegasus books hardcover edition.
- Extent
- xii, 306 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
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- Prologue: A hole in the head
- Living and bleeding in London
- The hanged man
- Fear of the knife
- The radical Mr. Parkinson
- The Pop Gun Plot
- Trials and other tribulations
- Dangerous sports
- A pox in all your houses
- the fossil question
- A sublime and difficult science
- 'Tis a mad, mad world in Hoxton
- the name of the father, and of the son
- The shaking palsy
- Reforms and rewards
- Epilogue: A fragment of DNA
- Isbn
- 9781681774541
- Label
- The enlightened Mr. Parkinson : the pioneering life of a forgotten surgeon and the mysterious disease that bears his name
- Title
- The enlightened Mr. Parkinson
- Title remainder
- the pioneering life of a forgotten surgeon and the mysterious disease that bears his name
- Statement of responsibility
- Cherry Lewis
- Title variation
- Enlightened Mister Parkinson
- Subject
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- true19th century -- 1801 -- 1900
- Parkinson, James, 1755-1824
- Great Britain
- Biography
- Biographies
- trueMedicine -- History
- MEDICAL -- History
- trueLife stories -- People in history
- Parkinson's disease
- trueParkinson's disease
- Neurologists
- trueFossils -- Collectors and collecting
- trueParkinson, James, 1755-1824
- trueScience Writing -- Medicine | Illness and Disease
- SCIENCE -- History
- Biographies
- MEDICAL -- Neuroscience
- trueLife stories -- Science, technology, and medicine | Healthcare professionals
- trueBiographies
- truePhysicians
- trueNaturalists
- trueIntellectual life
- Neurologists -- Great Britain -- Biography
- trueSocial reformers
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Medical
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A colorful and absorbing portrait of James Parkinson -- after whom Parkinson's disease is named -- and the turbulent, intellectually vibrant world of Georgian London. Author Cherry Lewis examines Parkinson's three seemingly disparate passions: medicine, politics, and fossils. As a political radical, Parkinson was interrogated over a plot to kill King George III, putting himself in danger of being exiled. He helped Edward Jenner set up smallpox vaccination stations across London, saving countless lives. He also wrote the first scientific study of fossils in English, jump-starting a craze for fossil hunting in Britain. Parkinson was truly one of the intellectual pioneers of 'the age of wonder, ' forgotten to history -- until now. -- Adapted from book jacket
- Summary
- Describes the scientific contributions made by the namesake of Parkinson’s disease, who identified the condition 200 years ago, and who was a political and scientific radical rumored to be involved in a plot to kill King George III and who jump-started a fossil craze
- Biography type
- individual biography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10574210
- Cataloging source
- FSP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1947-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Lewis, Cherry
- Dewey number
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- 616.8/0092
- B
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Parkinson, James
- Parkinson, James
- Neurologists
- Parkinson's disease
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- MEDICAL
- MEDICAL
- SCIENCE
- Neurologists
- Parkinson's disease
- Great Britain
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- the pioneering life of a forgotten surgeon
- Label
- The enlightened Mr. Parkinson : the pioneering life of a forgotten surgeon and the mysterious disease that bears his name, Cherry Lewis
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-298) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue: A hole in the head -- Living and bleeding in London -- The hanged man -- Fear of the knife -- The radical Mr. Parkinson -- The Pop Gun Plot -- Trials and other tribulations -- Dangerous sports -- A pox in all your houses -- the fossil question -- A sublime and difficult science -- 'Tis a mad, mad world in Hoxton -- the name of the father, and of the son -- The shaking palsy -- Reforms and rewards -- Epilogue: A fragment of DNA
- Control code
- ocn995879254
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Pegasus books hardcover edition.
- Extent
- xii, 306 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781681774541
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)995879254
- Label
- The enlightened Mr. Parkinson : the pioneering life of a forgotten surgeon and the mysterious disease that bears his name, Cherry Lewis
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-298) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue: A hole in the head -- Living and bleeding in London -- The hanged man -- Fear of the knife -- The radical Mr. Parkinson -- The Pop Gun Plot -- Trials and other tribulations -- Dangerous sports -- A pox in all your houses -- the fossil question -- A sublime and difficult science -- 'Tis a mad, mad world in Hoxton -- the name of the father, and of the son -- The shaking palsy -- Reforms and rewards -- Epilogue: A fragment of DNA
- Control code
- ocn995879254
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Pegasus books hardcover edition.
- Extent
- xii, 306 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781681774541
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)995879254
Subject
- true19th century -- 1801 -- 1900
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Medical
- Biographies
- Biographies
- trueBiographies
- Biography
- trueFossils -- Collectors and collecting
- Great Britain
- trueIntellectual life
- trueLife stories -- People in history
- trueLife stories -- Science, technology, and medicine | Healthcare professionals
- MEDICAL -- History
- MEDICAL -- Neuroscience
- trueMedicine -- History
- trueNaturalists
- Neurologists
- Neurologists -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Parkinson's disease
- trueParkinson's disease
- Parkinson, James, 1755-1824
- trueParkinson, James, 1755-1824
- truePhysicians
- SCIENCE -- History
- trueScience Writing -- Medicine | Illness and Disease
- trueSocial reformers
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