History- ANDREAS VESALIUS

His ideas and their impact

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When did vesalius make his discoveries?
Renaissance period
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WHat did he do?
Studied the human body
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Did he prove Galen wrong?
True
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For example...
Galen said that the jaw bone had two bones when in actual fact it is made up of one bone
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What did he show?
Doctors could learn a lot by dissections and there was a lot more to learn.
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HOw did he spread his ideas?
Used printing machines to spread his ideas, he was inventive and determined, used artists to illustrate his book and believed it was vital to always question old ideas
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WHy didnt he have much impact?
Nobody beleived that galen could be wrong and nobody was healthier as a result of his work
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was he important in medicine?
Quite important becasue he encouraged experimenting and asking questions, he knew there was more to learn
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