Vesalius
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- Created on: 09-04-14 19:45
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- Vesalius
- Anatomy, so far
- Doctors believed Galen's studies of anatomy were fully correct
- Dissection was carried out to show Galen was right, not to check or challenge him.
- Galen said it was important to carry out dissection on human bodies but he had used animals.
- Achievements
- Vesalius wrote The Fabric Of The Human Body which was the 1st highly illustrated book on human anatomy
- Vesalius respected Galen's work but wan't afraid to challenge him and proved him wrong in some ways
- The jaw bone is made from one, not two as Galen said.
- The breast bone has three parts, not seven.
- Blood doesn't flow into the heart through invisible holes in the septum
- Technology
- He used the new invention of printing to ensure no mistakes were made when copying.
- He chose the best printer for his illustrations to be perfect.
- Thousands of copies printed quickly, worldwide
- Individual Genius
- Inventive and Determined
- Once stole a criminal's body to dissect
- Art
- Dissection was growing popular for artists to draw in Italy so Vesalius hired famous artists to illustrate his book
- Attitudes
- Respected Galen but saw it as vital to challenge his ideas and to ask questions.
- Carries out as many dissections as possible-as many as he is allowed.
- BUT
- Many doctors refused to accept that Galen was wrong.
- Nobody was healthier as a result of Vesalius' work
- Anatomy, so far
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