Hello! My name is Troy Young, I'm the guy in the back corner with a DNA tattoo on my right bicep. Nice to meet you all.
I am interested in contributing to Conrad Gesner's Historiae animalism specifically by summarizing the volumes; Edward Tyson's Orang-Outang, sive Homo Sylvestris: or, the Anatomy of a Pygmie Compared with that of a Monkey, an Ape, and a Man; examining Paracelsus' contributions to medicine, especially whether or not he determined the LD50 for any substances, or found novel medical uses for established toxins which are still applicable today; and lastly expanding on Celsus' De Medicina and how it compares to modern medical texts.
- Hi Troy. I like the first two suggestions best. I'd be worried that the later two are a bit too presentist. You want to avoid the temptation to grade historical works based on what we know now. We risk distorting history when we focus too closely on how well their results match our modern case studies and double blind clinical trials. That said, feel free to pick whichever of these most interests you.Kirwanfan (talk) 19:27, 18 September 2013 (UTC)
- Dr. Stewart, I am going to work on Tyson's Anatomy of Pgymies Theboywiththednatattoo (talk) 16:55, 20 September 2013 (UTC)