An Introduction to the Practice of Midwifery (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from An Introduction to the Practice of MidwiferyBut the firft fchools, from which the wettern part of Europe derived knowledge, were eftablifhed in Italy in the eighth cen tury 5 and the rnoft famous of thofe, in which the art of medicine was taught, were at Padua whither all, who aimed at excel lence, reforted, with the view of purf'uing their findies, and of qualifying themfelves for practice. From the contiguity of the two countries, from the frequent wars carried on between France and Italy, or from other caufes, the Franc}: had many Opportuni ties of acquiring knowledge. Schools were efiablifhed among them, encouragement was given to learning, many able men arofe, and France, by its more convenient iituation to Britain and the northern nations, fuccecded Italy in literary reputation Parir'and Montpellier being the places, to which fiudents in med. Icine, as well as other arts, reforted for'infiruétion, even down to the beginning of this century.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.