Supported the idea of excercising reguarly and eating a balanced diet
Developed the clinical method of observing and recording
Invented the Hippocratic Oath which is still used today by doctors, as a promise to do their best for their patients and not exploit them
Published a series of books called the Hippocratic Collection
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Who was this?? (129 AD - 200 AD: Roman)
Began as a doctor in a gladiator school, which developed his understanding of anatomy
Further developed Hippocrates theory of the four humours into theory of the opposites
Believed the human body was designed by a creator, so churches supported and promoted him
Proved through public dissection that the brain controlled, not the heart as it had previously been believed
However made mistakes due to dissecting animals rather than humans
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Who was this?? (1510 - 1590: Renaissance)
Renaissance surgeon (originally a barber surgeon)
Discovered by chance a cold solution to seal war wounds. This was made of egg whites, rose oil and turpentine, rather than cauterising the wound with boiling oil
His ointment prevented inflammation and infection of healing wounds
Invented ligatures
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Who was this?? (1514 - 1564: Renaissance)
Renaissance doctor
Published a book called "The Fabric of the Human Body" with anatomical illustrations
Proved that the jaw consists of one bone, not two as previously thought by Galen
Stole bodies of hanged convicts
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Who was this?? (1578 - 1657: Renaissance)
Renaissance doctor
Proved that blood did not seep through the septum, as Galen had thought
Discovered and proved the circulatory system
Proved that valves controlled the blood flow in experiments using lizards
Published a paper "Anatomical Essay on the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals"
His ideas and discoveries meant people began questioning blood letting
Predicted capillaries, but couldn't be proven because there was no microscope yet
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Who was this?? (1749 - 1823)
Developed the first vaccination (this was for smallpox) using a weaker form of the disease - cowpox, from milkmaids - which was not life threatening
However he did not understand what caused the disease
He observed that milkmaids who caught cowpox never caught smallpox
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