Herophilus on pulse

Herophilus on pulse

The first detailed study of the pulse (sphygmology) is associated in antiquity with Herophilus (the end of the 4th century BCE), an Alexandrian physician, renowned for his anatomical discoveries. The scholars also attribute to him a discovery of a portable and adjustable water-clock, used for measur...

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Main Authors: Afonasin, Eugene, Afonasina, Anna
Format: Article
Language:ell
Published: Novosibirsk State University Press 2015-01-01
Series:SCHOLE
Subjects:
Ancient medicine
Alexandrian school
pulse diagnostics
measuring
musical intervals
Online Access:http://www.nsu.ru/classics/schole/9/9-1-afon-ger.pdf
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spelling doaj-2de27504429441aeb79b5c3a944ef2a42020-11-25T01:46:21ZellNovosibirsk State University PressSCHOLE1995-43281995-43362015-01-019193104Herophilus on pulseAfonasin, Eugene0Afonasina, Anna1Tomsk State University, Novosibirsk State University, Institute of philosophy and law, Novosibirsk, RussiaTomsk State University, Novosibirsk State University, Institute of philosophy and law, Novosibirsk, RussiaThe first detailed study of the pulse (sphygmology) is associated in antiquity with Herophilus (the end of the 4th century BCE), an Alexandrian physician, renowned for his anatomical discoveries. The scholars also attribute to him a discovery of a portable and adjustable water-clock, used for measuring ‘natural’ and ‘unnatural’ pulse and, accordingly, temperature of the patient. In the article we translate the principal ancient evidences and comment upon them. We study both the practical aspects of ancient sphygmology and the theoretical speculations associated with it. Ancient theory of proportion and musical harmony allowed to build a classification of the pulses, but the medical experience did not fit well in the Procrustean bed of this rather simple theory.http://www.nsu.ru/classics/schole/9/9-1-afon-ger.pdfAncient medicineAlexandrian schoolpulse diagnosticsmeasuringmusical intervals
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author Afonasin, Eugene
Afonasina, Anna
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Herophilus on pulse
SCHOLE
Ancient medicine
Alexandrian school
pulse diagnostics
measuring
musical intervals
author_facet Afonasin, Eugene
Afonasina, Anna
author_sort Afonasin, Eugene
title Herophilus on pulse
title_short Herophilus on pulse
title_full Herophilus on pulse
title_fullStr Herophilus on pulse
title_full_unstemmed Herophilus on pulse
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publisher Novosibirsk State University Press
series SCHOLE
issn 1995-4328
1995-4336
publishDate 2015-01-01
description The first detailed study of the pulse (sphygmology) is associated in antiquity with Herophilus (the end of the 4th century BCE), an Alexandrian physician, renowned for his anatomical discoveries. The scholars also attribute to him a discovery of a portable and adjustable water-clock, used for measuring ‘natural’ and ‘unnatural’ pulse and, accordingly, temperature of the patient. In the article we translate the principal ancient evidences and comment upon them. We study both the practical aspects of ancient sphygmology and the theoretical speculations associated with it. Ancient theory of proportion and musical harmony allowed to build a classification of the pulses, but the medical experience did not fit well in the Procrustean bed of this rather simple theory.
topic Ancient medicine
Alexandrian school
pulse diagnostics
measuring
musical intervals
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