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Canon and Medicine
* Al-Qanun fi ' l-tibb ( The Canon of Medicine ), ed.
In Louis L ' Amour's 1985 historical novel The Walking Drum, Kerbouchard studies and discusses Avicenna's The Canon of Medicine.
* The Canon of Medicine, a medical text written by Ibn Sina ( Avicenna )
According to Iranian author Nabipour I., in medieval Persia, Avicenna ( 980-1037 ) provided a detailed account on diabetes mellitus in The Canon of Medicine ( c. 1025 ), " describing the abnormal appetite and the collapse of sexual functions and he documented the sweet taste of diabetic urine.
Although testing medical interventions for efficacy has existed since the time of Avicenna's The Canon of Medicine in the 11th century, it was only in the 20th century that this effort evolved to impact almost all fields of health care and policy.
Galen's works on anatomy and medicine became the mainstay of the medieval physician's university curriculum, alongside Ibn Sina's The Canon of Medicine which elaborated on Galen's works.
He is most famous for writing The Canon of Medicine, a text used to teach student doctors in Europe until the 1600s.
The works of Galen and Avicenna, especially The Canon of Medicine which incorporated the teachings of both, were translated into Latin, and the Canon remained the most authoritative text on anatomy in European medical education until the 16th century.
Avicenna, considered among the most influential medical scholars in history, wrote The Canon of Medicine ( 1025 ) and The Book of Healing ( 1027 ), which remained standard textbooks in both Muslim and European universities until the 17th century.
He wrote The Canon of Medicine, considered one of the most famous books in the history of medicine.
In The Canon of Medicine ( 1020 ), Abū Alī ibn Sīnā ( Avicenna ) hypothesized that tuberculosis and other diseases might be contagious
The Persian physician Abū ‘ Alī al-Husayn ibn Sina (" Avicenna ") described opium as the most powerful of the stupefacients, by comparison with mandrake and other highly effective herbs, in The Canon of Medicine.
Latin translation of Avicenna's Canon of Medicine, 1483
The origins of clinical pharmacology date back to the Middle Ages in Avicenna's The Canon of Medicine, Peter of Spain's Commentary on Isaac, and John of St Amand's Commentary on the Antedotary of Nicholas.
Avicenna, in his famous book The Canon of Medicine, mentioned several beneficial medicinal uses for vinegar, claiming that it was a powerful clotting agent, healed burns and skin inflammations, and it relieved headaches caused by heat.
* 1020s: The Canon of Medicine, a medical encyclopedia, is written by Avicenna, Persian Muslim scholar.
* 1025 – Avicenna of Persia publishes his influential treatise, The Canon of Medicine, which remains the most influential medical text in both Islamic and Christian lands for over six centuries, and The Book of Healing, a scientific encyclopedia.
* 1025 – The Canon of Medicine by Avicenna ( Ibn Sina ) is completed.
* February 12 – First complete printed edition of Avicenna's The Canon of Medicine ( in Latin translation ) published in Milan.
The King provided funding for one chair in liberal arts, two in Medicine, three in Canon Law and five in Roman Law, funded by a quarterly payment taken from the proceeds of the royal monopoly on the salt mines at Wieliczka.
He also made a compilation of the works of Galen, and wrote a commentary on the Canon of Medicine ( Qanun fi't-tibb ) of Avicenna ( Ibn Sina ) ( 980-1037 ).
The works of Galen and Avicenna, especially The Canon of Medicine which incorporated the teachings of both, were translated into Latin, and the Canon remained the most authoritative text on anatomy in European medical education until the 16th century.

Canon and standard
Canon ( Latin canon from Greek " measuring rod, standard ") may refer to any standard or convention.
* c. 1030 – Avicenna The Canon of Medicine The Canon remains a standard textbook in Muslim and European universities until the 18th century.
Canon from From Latin canōn, from Ancient Greek κανών ( kanón, “ measuring rod, standard ”), akin to κάννα ( kanna, “ reed ”), perhaps from Semitic ( compare Arabic قانون ( Qānūn, “ law ”) Hebrew קנה ( qaneh, “ reed ”)).
In his Canon of Medicine ( a standard medical text at many medieval universities ), Persian polymath Avicenna ( 980 – 1037 AD ) extended the theory of temperaments to encompass " emotional aspects, mental capacity, moral attitudes, self-awareness, movements and dreams.
Some camcorder manufacturers cater to this market, particularly Canon and Panasonic, who both support " 24p " ( 24 frame / s, progressive scan ; same frame rate as standard cinema film ) video in some of their high-end models for easy film conversion.
Ibn-Sina's ( Avicenna's ) Canon of Medicine became the standard of medical science in Europe for centuries, together with works of Hippocrates and Galen.
In Theravada Buddhism, the standard collection of buddhavacana is the Pali Canon.
With Gledhill and James Maurice Wilson ( later Canon of Worcester ), he wrote Handbook of Double Stars in 1879, which became a standard reference work.
Introduced in 1987, the EF lens mount is the standard lens mount on the Canon EOS family of SLR film and digital cameras.
With the release of the EOS 300D Canon introduced a variation on the standard EF lens mount called EF-S.
The upcoming release of the Canon EOS M, the company's first MILC, will also see the introduction of another variation on the standard EF mount, called EF-M ( with the " M " presumably standing for " mirrorless ").
The current exceptions are the Micro Four Thirds system by Olympus and Panasonic ; the Sigma DP1, which uses a Foveon X3 sensor ; the Leica X1 ; the Canon PowerShot G1 X, which uses a 1. 5 " ( 18. 7 x 14mm ) sensor that is slightly larger than the Four Thirds standard and is 30 % of a fullframe sensor ; and two models from Sony, the RX100 with a 1 "- type ( 13. 2 x 8. 8mm ) sensor with about half the area of Four Thirds and the full-frame Sony RX1.
More recent innovations are the integration of Canon and Nikon SLR cameras as camera backs onto the P standard with adaptors from fellow Swiss camera accessories manufacturer, Foba and other adaptions enable standard Hasselblad lens to be integrated which results in improved wide angle performance with DSLR cameras
The Canon FD lens mount is a physical standard for connecting a photographic lens to a 35mm single-lens reflex camera body.
The standard was developed by Canon of Japan and was introduced in March 1971 with the Canon F-1 camera.
In the mid-1980s, Canon also manufactured three unusual autofocus lenses for the FD mount standard.
The A-1 is the high technology standard bearer of the landmark Canon amateur level A-series SLRs.
The viewfinder used by the AE-1 was Canon ’ s standard split image rangefinder with microprism collar focusing aids.
Canon FL refers to a lens mount standard for 35mm single-lens reflex cameras from Canon.

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