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Death defied : the anatomy lessons of Frederik Ruysch / by Luuc Kooijmans; translated by Diane Webb

By: Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Original language: Dutch Series: History of science and medicine library 1872-0684 ; v. 18 | History of Science and Medicine Library ; v.18Publisher: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011Edition: Online-AusgDescription: Online-Ressource (1 online resource (xvi, 470 p.)) : illISBN:
  • 9781282952904
  • 1282952900
  • 9789004188563
Uniform titles:
  • Doodskunstenaar <English>
Contained works:
  • Kooijmans, Luuc. Doodskunstenaar <English>
  • Kooijmans, Luuc. Doodskunstenaar. <engl.>
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 9004187847 | 9789004187849 | 1282952137 | Druckausg.: Death defied. Leiden [u.a.] : Brill, 2011. 470 S.DDC classification:
  • 611.0092
  • B
  • 611.0092 B 22
LOC classification:
  • QM16.R89
NLM classification:
  • WZ 100
Online resources: Summary: Until well into the nineteenth century, Frederik Ruysch enjoyed international fame as an anatomist. He owed his renown to a preparation method that greatly aided early-modern scientists in their exploration of the human body and transformed dissection fro.Summary: Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Prologue in St Petersburg -- Chapter One The Anatomy Lesson -- Apothecary's Apprentice -- Anatomical Knowledge -- Heroes -- Examination -- Family -- Louis de Bils -- Discoveries -- Idle Boasting -- Vivisection -- Descartes -- Research -- Preservation -- Secret Formulas -- Doctorate -- Confrontation with De Bils -- Chapter Two Established and Envied -- Appointment in Amsterdam -- Medical Bastions -- An Established Anatomist -- Hardened Wax -- Research -- Professorship -- Anatomy Lesson -- Intellectuals in Power -- Midwifery -- Opposition -- Gluttonous Tipplers -- Chapter Three Under Fire -- Accusations -- Intimidation -- Opposing Ruysch -- A Nobody -- New Knowledge, Old Certainties -- The Insolvent Estate -- Radical Supporters -- Chapter Four Ruysch at Work -- The Surgeons' Guild -- The Battle for Bodies -- The Amsterdam Hortus Botanicus -- The House on the Bloemgracht -- A Private Museum -- Idle Inventions -- Surgery -- The Workplace -- Chapter Five Rivals -- Perfection -- Rivalry -- King Stupidity -- Discrediting Rivals -- Malice Aforethought -- Peter the Great in Amsterdam -- From Brain to Scrotum -- Stone-cutting -- Ruysch, Rau and Bidloo -- Chapter Six The Collection -- Capriccio Anatomico -- Specimens -- Animals -- Wonders -- The Republic of Letters -- Lessons -- Deceit -- Visitors -- Physico-theology -- Chapter Seven The Return of Peter the Great -- Collection for Sale -- A Return Visit -- Secret -- The Collection Moves East -- Chapter Eight Reproduction -- Rachel -- A Dutiful Father -- Hendrik Ruysch's Lessons in Obstetrics -- The Placenta -- The Shaft -- The Development of the Embryo -- The Mystery of Reproduction -- Chapter Nine Latter Days -- Approaching Death -- Late Work -- Discussion with Boerhaave -- Plant Anatomy -- Final Work -- Father and Son -- Chapter Ten Ruysch's Legacy.PPN: PPN: 809189518Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-26-MYL | ZDB-30-PAD | ZDB-30-PQE | BSZ-30-PQE-K1DLR
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