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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 1987
Gr 5-8 The history of scientific knowledge about blood from 400 b.c. to the middle of the 20th Century. Asimov includes information about the heart, circulation, cells, platelets, and plasma as well as short biographical sketches of Hippocrates, Galen, Harvey, and other medical greats. Black-and-white drawings help to clarify the text. This in...Log In or Sign Up to Read More