How Long to Read The Practice of Physick by Alexander Gordon

How Long Does it Take to Read The Practice of Physick by Alexander Gordon?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 5 minutes to read The Practice of Physick by Alexander Gordon by Peter Bennett

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This remarkable book never got to see the light of day when it was written two centuries ago. Its author, a Georgian doctor produced this examination of 18th century medicine at the same time as publishing an extremely controversial book on infection. Alexander Gordon had proved conclusively that puerperal (child-bed) fever was passed between patients by midwives. The idea met with outrage and hostility and saw him forced to leave his native city of Aberdeen, leaving behind hundreds of carefully penned pages of The Practise of Physick, a near-complete general text of medicine. Incredibly the...

How long is The Practice of Physick by Alexander Gordon?

The Practice of Physick by Alexander Gordon by Peter Bennett is 416 pages long, and a total of 106,496 words.

This makes it 140% the length of the average book. It also has 130% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Practice of Physick by Alexander Gordon Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 41 minutes to read The Practice of Physick by Alexander Gordon aloud.

What Reading Level is The Practice of Physick by Alexander Gordon?

The Practice of Physick by Alexander Gordon is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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