It takes the average reader 12 hours and 35 minutes to read History of the Pancreas: Mysteries of a Hidden Organ by John M. Howard
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Never before has a comprehensive history of the pancreas like History of the Pancreas been published. It not only is a historical review of the science of medicine, it is liberally interspersed with anecdotal vignettes of the researchers who have worked on this organ. Much of it, such as the discovery of the duct of Wirsüng, of the islets of Langerhans, of insulin, gastrin and their tumors, reads like the adverture, which it is. This book, divided into 14 chapters, is written in a narrative style and is easily readable, as glimpses of the investigators, those who failed as well as those who...
History of the Pancreas: Mysteries of a Hidden Organ by John M. Howard is 729 pages long, and a total of 188,811 words.
This makes it 246% the length of the average book. It also has 231% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 17 hours and 11 minutes to read History of the Pancreas: Mysteries of a Hidden Organ aloud.
History of the Pancreas: Mysteries of a Hidden Organ is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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