The Dark Ages and the Renaissance

摘要: If the beginning of scientific medicine is placed at about 600 BC, during life-time Thales Miletus, and it recognized that continued to make important advances until death Galen end second century AD, then clear its progressive lifespan lasted for a period 800 years. After Dark Ages in Europe we cannot place beginnings modern Western much before fifteenth century. Thus, our own system has been evolving barely five centuries — little more than half total course Greek science.