Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026
On airs, waters, and places. IN: his [Works] with an English translation by W. H. S. Jones, 1, pp. 65-137
![HIPPOCRATES, [Ἱπποκράτης; Hippocrates of Kos] (-460 – -370)](/media/portraits/50)
London: Heinemann, 1923.
“The first book ever written on medical geography, climatology, and anthropology” (Garrison). The Latin translation of this text was first published in Rhazes’ Liber ad Almansorem, Milan, 1481. See No. 39.1. The standard Greek edition is Hippokrates überdie Umwelt. Herausgegeben und übersetzt von H. Diller, Corpus Medicorum Graecorum, I, 1,2, Berlin, 1970.
Facet Tags
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #1767 |
| Permanent Link | https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/3302 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | on-airs-waters-and-places |
Geographic Context
Publication place: London
Mentioned in annotation: Berlin; Milan