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Born #OTD 1621, Thomas Willis, considered the father of neurology. He was the first person to use that word in print and greatly expanded contemporary understanding of the nervous system
Physicians used the clothing they wore in their portraits to show their mental and social prowess. A turban could display intellectual freedom, while a toga symbolised power #ArchiveCatwalk #ExploreArchives https://t.co/eYkyHUWMY6
Watercolour sketches of patients with pellagra at Sime Road internment camp, Singapore, 1944, by Robert Grove-White #WW2
Born #OTD 1774 in #Edinburgh, Scottish surgeon, artist and neurologist Charles Bell. In the early 19thc he produced the most influential anatomy books in Britain, you can read our digitised Bell texts online now: https://t.co/RuXeIE2OE6
Interested in the history of #gynaecology? Discover more at our free event on 8 Nov (pics from @WellcomeLibrary) https://t.co/mDPm1sjPLC
Discover online our digitised texts of Charles Bell, Scottish anatomist, artist and innovator in nerve theory: https://t.co/RuXeIE2OE6
Victorian exercise machines, where you can get a workout without changing from formal dress or breaking into a sweat https://t.co/1KpBy1Ihnr
Our #EdFringe run has begun! Discover the medical history of flatulence and a cure for ugliness at 11am 10-12 Aug https://t.co/M5Uerl3oAq
Available to book now! #Free event, 8 Nov 'Representing the Womb in Three Dimensions' https://t.co/njA0Hf2EPq
How could you distinguish the cheerfully corpulent from the morbidly obese? Find out at our #Fringe70 event https://t.co/M5UerlkZZ0