Death defied : the anatomy lessons of Frederik Ruysch / / by Luuc Kooijmans ; translated by Diane Webb.
From around 1650 until well into the nineteenth century, Frederik Ruysch enjoyed international fame as an anatomist. He owed his renown to a preparation method that greatly aided early-modern scientists in their exploration of the human body and transformed dissection from a messy business into a wi...
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| Superior document: | History of science and medicine library, v. 18 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | History of science and medicine library ;
v. 18. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (486 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- The anatomy lesson
- Established and envied
- Under fire
- Ruysch at work
- Rivals
- The collection
- The return of Peter the Great
- Reproduction
- Latter days
- Ruysch's legacy.