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• Beginnings of Change
  • Ambroise Paré
    • Ambroise Paré sources
      • The workes of that famous Chirurgion Ambrose Parey
      • The workes of that famous Chirurgion Ambrose Parey
      • The workes of that famous Chirurgion Ambrose Parey
      • The workes of that famous Chirurgion Ambrose Parey
      • The workes of that famous Chirurgion Ambrose Parey
      • The workes of that famous Chirurgion Ambrose Parey
      • The workes of that famous Chirurgion Ambrose Parey
      • The workes of that famous Chirurgion Ambrose Parey
      • The workes of that famous Chirurgion Ambrose Parey
    • Watch: Ambroise Paré
    • Who wants to be a Barber Surgeon?
  • Andreas Vesalius
    • Andreas Vesalius sources
      • The Fabric of the Human Body
      • The Fabric of the Human Body
      • The Fabric of the Human Body
      • The Fabric of the Human Body
      • The Fabric of the Human Body
      • The Fabric of the Human Body
      • The Fabric of the Human Body
      • The Fabric of the Human Body
      • The Fabric of the Human Body
      • The Fabric of the Human Body
      • The Fabric of the Human Body
      • The Fabric of the Human Body
      • The Fabric of the Human Body
    • Vesalius’ Problem
    • Watch: Andreas Vesalius
  • Edward Jenner
    • Edward Jenner sources
      • An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae
      • An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae
      • An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae
      • An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae
      • An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae
    • Save the Village
    • Watch: Edward Jenner
  • William Harvey
    • Harvey’s Heart Race
    • Watch: William Harvey
    • William Harvey sources
      • Harvey’s Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals
      • The Anatomical Exercises of Dr William Harvey concerning the motion of the Heart and Blood
      • The Anatomical Exercises of Dr William Harvey concerning the motion of the Heart and Blood
      • The Anatomical Exercises of Dr William Harvey concerning the motion of the Heart and Blood
• Germ Theory
  • Louis Pasteur
  • Paul Ehrlich
  • Robert Koch
  • Sources
    • Pasteur’s title page
    • Pasteur’s signature
    • Pasteur’s signature enlarged
  • Who wants to be a Scientist?
• Health and the People
• Improvements in Public Health
  • Cholera Epidemics
  • Government Intervention
  • How do you die of Cholera?
  • John Snow
  • Sources
    • Description of the symptoms of cholera provided by the Government
    • Poster created by Gateshead Board of Health addressed to women of the poorer housing
    • Poster from the King calling for a fast to implore God to stop the spread of cholera
    • Report of the numbers of people who died from cholera in Gateshead on a particular day
    • Satirical cartoon image of the reasons why the River Tyne was polluted in the 19th century
  • What was public health like in 19th Century Britain?
• Revision notes
• Revision notes (old)
• Revolution in Surgery
  • Administer the Anaesthetic
  • James Young Simpson
  • Joseph Lister
  • Sources
    • Lister Carbolic Spray
    • Lister Lecture, University of Edinburgh
    • Simpson Anaesthetics / Chloroform Front Cover
    • Simpson Chloroform Front Cover
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