About This Book
Sections from Books 1 and 2 of Avicenna's 11th-century comprehensive medical work, as translated into Latin in the 12th century by Gherardo da Cremona. Book 1 addresses medicine generally; the section in the manuscript is from the first treatise and concerns the four elements. Book 2 is devoted to m...
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Reading Time Estimates
29h 44m
slow reader
180 WPM
21h 25m
average reader
250 WPM
15h 18m
fast reader
350 WPM
π 321,200 wordsπ
43 days at 30 min/day
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Reading time
21 h 25 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
23 h 48 min
at 1.5x narration speed
Audio 1x
35 h 41 min
Audio 2x
17 h 51 min
That's about:
- π 43 daysΒ reading 30 min/day
- π43 commutesΒ of 30 min each