The Renaissance

The Renaissance

1. Vesalius

   • Professor of surgery a Padua University
   • The Fabric of the Human Body 1543
   • His books had two impacts:
     • If physicians did not dissect they could still learn
       • Discovered that some of Galens teachings were wrong
   • The septum does not have holes in it
   • The live does not have lobes
   • The human jaw only has one bone

2. Harvey

   • He discovered the circulation of the blood
   • Blood is constantly made in the liver and used up
   • Published his findings in 1628
     • Blood moves from arteries to veins
       • Needed microscopes to see vessels
   • It took 40 years before his ideas were accepted
     • NOT RELATED TO CAUSE OR PREVENTION OF ILLNESS

3. The Church

   • They had less power
     • Dissection carried out more by doctors and students

4. Technology

   • Printing
     • Books printed faster and cheaper
       • Ideas spread and experimented encouraged

5. Microscopes invented

   • The discovery of bacteria
     • Van Leeuwenhoek

6. The Royal Society

   • Group of scientist who shared ideas and knowledge
     • 1660
       • Isaac Newton