Renaissance

• How did Thomas Sydenham believe should be diagnosed?

  • He refused to rely on books
  • closely observed symptoms and treating the disease causing them
  • This was different from before as it was believed all symptoms came from one disease
• What was the name of Thomas Sydenham's book?

  Observationes Medicae 1676
• What was Vesalius's book?

  The Fabric of the Human Body
• Why was Vesalius significant?

  He proved 300 mistakes Galen had made
• When was the dirst dissection carried out in Cambridge?

  1565
• What did William Harvey prove?

  1. Blood circulation
  2. Heart acted as a pump
• What did Harvey prove?

  That arteries and veins were linked together in a system
• What were the short term consequences of Harvey's work?

  • Blood discovery didn't lead to help to cure disease
  • Ideas ignored because he discredited Galen's ideas
• What are the long term consequences of William Harvey?

  • Blood Transfusion
  • It created a foundation for a more medical approach
• How did technology help William Harvey?

  He was inspired by the mechanical pumps in London which gave him the idea that the heart acted as pump
• Why was the printing press useful?

  • Mass production of books
  • Allowed info to be spread more quick
  • Didn't have to copy out by hand
• When was the microscope first made and by who?

  Robert Hooke in 1665
• What were animalcules?

  The first observed bacteria