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Philatelic introduction to the history of anatomy
Author(s) -
O'Rahilly Ronan
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
clinical anatomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1098-2353
pISSN - 0897-3806
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-2353(1997)10:5<337::aid-ca9>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - medicine , anatomy
Representative postage stamps reproduced here provide an idea of the scope available for introducing the history of human anatomy. Included are ancient Greek pioneers, the reformer of human anatomy (Vesalius), the discoverer of the circulation of the blood (Harvey), the compound microscope, and well‐known names in histology, neurohistology, and topographical anatomy. Clin. Anat. 10:337–340, 1997. © 1997 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.