Rhazes contribution to the development and progress of medical sciences
El Gammal, S.Y.; Rhazes
Bulletin of the Indian Institute of History of Medicine 25(1-2): 135-149
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0304-9558 PMID: 11618833 Document Number: 442434
Rhazes was fond of music since his childhood, then studied philosophy and wrote several books about it. Later on he indulged himself in the study of chemistry and medicine. After finishing his studies, Rhazes went back to his home town and practised medicine and soon became very famous. He wrote more than 224 books on various subjects. His most important work is the medical encyclopaedia "continens" (Al-Hawi) which greatly effected the human civilization specially in Europe.