Stories
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Exposing the secrets of the human body
Scientists, artists, and philosophers have long studied our anatomy to try to discover what it means to be human.
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Beating the bodysnatchers
When a rise in grave robbing called for strong measures, mortsafes became the unassailable solution. Allison C. Meier explores.
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Printing the body
The 18th century saw multiple technical developments in both printing and medicine. Colourful collaborations ensued – to the benefit of growing ranks of medical students.
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Getting under the skin
Before the invention of X-ray in 1895 there was really only one way to accurately study the human body, and that was to cut it open.
Catalogue
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Anatomist's vade mecum : a system of human anatomy.
Wilson, Erasmus, Sir, 1809-1884.Date: 1880- Books
Anatomist at large : an autobiography and selected essays / George W. Corner.
Corner, George W. (George Washington), 1889-1981.Date: [1958]- Books
Anatomist atheist? : the 'hylozoistic' foundations of Francis Glisson's anatomical research / Guido Giglioni.
Giglioni, Guido.Date: 1996- Books
Anatomists and eponyms : the spirit of anatomy past / K.O. Gilliland, R.L. Montgomery.
Gilliland, Kurt Ogden.Date: 2011- Books
Anatomists in search of the soul / by George W. Corner.
Corner, George W. (George Washington), 1889-1981.Date: 1919