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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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Charged bodies
Electrified humans brought education and performance together with a spark in the 18th century.
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Drawing the human animal
We might try to deny our animal instincts, but this series of extraordinary 17th-century drawings suggests they are only too apparent.
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Mapping the body
These intricate anatomical drawings show how Ayurveda practitioners have explored the human body and how it works.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Notes on "How the Human Body Works"
Date: Mid 20th CenturyReference: HALDANE/4/15/44Part of: Haldane Papers- Books
Human body.
Date: 1999- Archives and manuscripts
"Penetrating Radiation and the Human Body": read at SRL
Date: 31 Oct 1951Reference: PP/FGS/E/10/42Part of: Spear, Frederick Gordon- Digital Images
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Illustration from Cheselden, The Anatomy of the Human Body.
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- Online
Illustration from Cheselden, The Anatomy of the Human Body.