The Great Books

Medical Writings

by Hippocrates · c. 430-350 BCE

Francis Adams's translation, 1849, volume one. 24 parts, about 93,407 words, 7 hours of reading. Source edition.

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Contents

  1. The Genuine Works of Hippocrates226 words
  2. On Ancient Medicine1,401 words
  3. On Ancient Medicine7,258 words
  4. On Airs, Waters, and Places2,744 words
  5. On Airs, Waters, and Places9,217 words
  6. On the Prognostics3,418 words
  7. The Book of Prognostics6,461 words
  8. Appendix to the Book of Prognostics5,249 words
  9. On Regimen in Acute Diseases3,526 words
  10. On Regimen in Acute Diseases8,245 words
  11. Appendix to the Work on Regimen in Acute Diseases2,459 words
  12. Appendix to the Work on Regimen in Acute Diseases7,806 words
  13. First and Third Books of the Epidemics4,915 words
  14. Sec. I.: Constitution First856 words
  15. Sec. II.: Constitution Second1,631 words
  16. Third Constitution2,101 words
  17. Sec. III730 words
  18. 13. Fourteen Cases of Disease2,961 words
  19. Book Iii.: of the Epidemics2,180 words
  20. Sec. I959 words
  21. Sec. II1,526 words
  22. Sec. 17. Sixteen Cases3,467 words
  23. On Injuries of the Head7,879 words
  24. On Injuries of the Head6,192 words