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Pedanius Dioscorides
(c. 40 - c. 90)
Greek physician who is notable for his five-volume work De Materia Medica which gave encyclopedic coverage of herbal medicines.
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Science Quotes by Pedanius Dioscorides (1 quote)
The drinking of litharge causes oppression of the stomach, belly and intestines, with intense griping pains;… it suppresses the urine, while the body swells and acquires an unsightly leaden hue.
— Pedanius Dioscorides
As quoted in H.A. Waldron, 'Lead Poisoning in the Ancient World', Medical History (Oct 1973). 17, No. 4, 395.
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
(1987) -- 
