The Resource Mortal coil : a short history of living longer, David Boyd Haycock
Mortal coil : a short history of living longer, David Boyd Haycock
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- Summary
- This title explores the medical, scientific and philosophical theories behind the quest for the prolongation of human life. It was something that intrigued Francis Bacon and underpinned the scientific revolution, while ideas of perfectability and indefinite worldly progress fed directly into the spirit of the Enlightenment
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 308 pages
- Contents
-
- The history of life and death
- The elixir of life
- The romantic error
- From regeneration to degeneration
- A brave new world
- This immortal coil
- Isbn
- 9780300117783
- Label
- Mortal coil : a short history of living longer
- Title
- Mortal coil
- Title remainder
- a short history of living longer
- Statement of responsibility
- David Boyd Haycock
- Subject
-
- Alter
- Altern
- Death
- Death
- Geschichte
- Geschichte
- Geschichte (umfassend)
- Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- History
- Ideengeschichte
- Ideengeschichte
- Immortality (Philosophy)
- Immortality (Philosophy)
- Langlebigkeit
- Langlebigkeit
- Langlebigkeit
- Aging
- Longevity
- Longevity
- Longevity -- History
- Medizin
- Medizin
- Philosophie
- Philosophy, Medical -- history
- Tod
- Tod -- Geschichte
- Unsterblichkeit
- Unsterblichkeit
- Unsterblichkeit
- Unsterblichkeit -- Geschichte
- longévité
- Lebensdauer
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This title explores the medical, scientific and philosophical theories behind the quest for the prolongation of human life. It was something that intrigued Francis Bacon and underpinned the scientific revolution, while ideas of perfectability and indefinite worldly progress fed directly into the spirit of the Enlightenment
- Cataloging source
- DNLM/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1968-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Haycock, David Boyd
- Dewey number
- 571.8/79
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QP85
- LC item number
- .H39 2008
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- NLM call number
-
- 2008 J-221
- WT 11.1
- NLM item number
- H413m 2008
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Longevity
- Immortality (Philosophy)
- Death
- Longevity
- Philosophy, Medical
- Aging
- Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- Death
- Immortality (Philosophy)
- Longevity
- Geschichte
- Ideengeschichte
- Langlebigkeit
- Medizin
- Unsterblichkeit
- Lebensdauer
- Alter
- Unsterblichkeit
- Tod
- Langlebigkeit
- Philosophie
- Tod
- Unsterblichkeit
- Altern
- longévité
- Langlebigkeit
- Medizin
- Geschichte
- Unsterblichkeit
- Ideengeschichte
- Label
- Mortal coil : a short history of living longer, David Boyd Haycock
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-289) 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
- The history of life and death -- The elixir of life -- The romantic error -- From regeneration to degeneration -- A brave new world -- This immortal coil
- Control code
- ocn169454811
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- xii, 308 pages
- Isbn
- 9780300117783
- Lccn
- 2007035341
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o169454811
- (OCoLC)169454811
- Label
- Mortal coil : a short history of living longer, David Boyd Haycock
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-289) 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
- The history of life and death -- The elixir of life -- The romantic error -- From regeneration to degeneration -- A brave new world -- This immortal coil
- Control code
- ocn169454811
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- xii, 308 pages
- Isbn
- 9780300117783
- Lccn
- 2007035341
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o169454811
- (OCoLC)169454811
Subject
- Alter
- Altern
- Death
- Death
- Geschichte
- Geschichte
- Geschichte (umfassend)
- Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- History
- Ideengeschichte
- Ideengeschichte
- Immortality (Philosophy)
- Immortality (Philosophy)
- Langlebigkeit
- Langlebigkeit
- Langlebigkeit
- Aging
- Longevity
- Longevity
- Longevity -- History
- Medizin
- Medizin
- Philosophie
- Philosophy, Medical -- history
- Tod
- Tod -- Geschichte
- Unsterblichkeit
- Unsterblichkeit
- Unsterblichkeit
- Unsterblichkeit -- Geschichte
- longévité
- Lebensdauer
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