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Did You Know?
1. Vesalius is widely considered to be the founder of
the modern
science of anatomy.
2. Vesalius was a Flemish-born anatomist that
dissected the human body for the first time and
helped to correct misconceptions that people had
during that time.
3. Vesalius published 'De Humani Corporis Fabrica'.
The book transformed anatomy into a subject that
relied on observations taken directly from human
dissections.
4. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, commonly known as
“the Father of Microbiology”, was one of the first
microscopists in history.
5. He discovered and researched the invisible
world of biology, such as the discovery of
protozoa and the first-ever description of red blood
Vesaliu
s
cell.
6. Leeuwenhoek is known to have made over 500
"microscopes," of which fewer than ten have survived
to the present day.
7. Paracelsus was an alchemist and physician that
was convinced that poisons can be cured by the
same (or a similar) poison and therefore attempted
to fight “evil” with evil.
E-Health Magazine: Skin & Skeletar-Muscular Systems
February 2014