The beginnings of change - KEY DATES

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Renaissance
Means 'rebirth'. Describes period 1450 - 1700 when old ideas were questioned/replaced.
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1451
Printing press invented.
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1540
Company of Barber-Surgeons formed. Henry VIII allowed 4 criminals/year for dissection.
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1543
Vesalius published 'The Fabric of the Human Body, (detailed illustrations).
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1575
Pare's 'Works on Surgery' published.
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1628
William Harvey published 'On the Motion of the Heart' - theory of blood circulation.
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1653
Nicholas Culpepper published 'The complete, herbal guidebook containing remedies'
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1665
Great Plague killed around 100,000; London.
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1666
Quarantine laws prevented epidemic diseases from entering country on ships.
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1677
First basic microscope invented.
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1798
Edward Jenner published his theory on vaccinating against smallpox after 1796 experiment on James Phipps (8 years old).
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1853
Parliament introduced law which made vaccinations against smallpox compulsory.
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Printing press invented.

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1451

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Company of Barber-Surgeons formed. Henry VIII allowed 4 criminals/year for dissection.

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Card 4

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Vesalius published 'The Fabric of the Human Body, (detailed illustrations).

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Pare's 'Works on Surgery' published.

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