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message 2: by Liz (new)

2595016 Some additional online sources for causes of death:

http://genealogy.about.com/od/causes_of_...

http://www.lib.byu.edu/sites/familyhisto...

And for a laugh, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unu... I particularly liked "# 207 BC: Chrysippus, a Greek stoic philosopher, is believed to have died of laughter after watching his drunk donkey attempt to eat figs.[5:]" Wiki warns of the veracity of these accounts.


message 1: by Liz (new)

2595016 This is the thread where we will post discussion about this chapter. Please post your comments in the correct chapter topic to make it easier for all to follow along. (I doubt that spoilers will be a problem with this book, but the Chapter topics will help organize the discussions).

Appendix C: Historical Medical Glossary for Causes of Death


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