human dissections

Who Used Dissection To Learn About The Human Body?

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Who Used Dissection To Learn About The Human Body? Leonardo da Vinci dissected some 30 cadavers in his lifetime, leaving behind a trove of beautiful—and accurate—anatomical drawings. Leonardo da Vinci’s extensive studies of human anatomy were hundreds of years ahead of their time. Who first dissected the human body? In the first half of the

How Did Andreas Vesalius Change The World?

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How Did Andreas Vesalius Change The World? Andreas Vesalius, (Latin), Flemish Andries van Wesel, (born December 1514, Brussels [now in Belgium]—died June 1564, island of Zacynthus, Republic of Venice [now in Greece]), Renaissance physician who revolutionized the study of biology and the practice of medicine by his careful description of the anatomy of the human