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Andreas' Book First Medical Book in Modern Times

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Andreas' Book First Medical Book in Modern Times

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Before Vesalius Discoveries for Human Anatomy

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Before Vesalius Discoveries for Human Anatomy

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During Vesalius's time,  physicians understanding of human anatomy was based on the work of ancient Greek physician Galen. Vesalius studied Galen's work and broke Galen's traditions. Vesalius's research showed that Galen’s work relied on studies of animals, the results had an  error when applied to humans.

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Vesalius was known as a hardworking, curious, and confident man. At times he was said to be gloomy and distant.

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Later Vesalius became a personal doctor for Italian and Spanish royalty.

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Andres changed people's view of the understanding of anatomy and medicine. He was a skilled observer and independent thinker. His artistic skills helped draw his observations.

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Vesalius's research proves that he did lots of dissections (cutting open dead bodies) He worked on solving how the heart worked. He discovered  that the human heart has four empty chambers that pump blood throughout the body. All of his discovery's allowed him to write a seven-volume textbook of anatomy.  The book was called  On the Structure of the Human Body. His book was a major break through and changed physicians understanding of medicine. It also changed almost everything people new about the human body. His book was the first every modern medical text book.

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Andreas attened many universities in Belgium, France, and Italy. In 1537 he earned his medical degree specializing in anatomy

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Vesalius descended from a family of pharmacists and doctors. With his background, he was always interested in anatomy. As a young boy he studied stray cats and dogs.

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Andres Vesalius was born on 1514 in Brussels (modern-day Belgium). He became a successful scientist and his work changed medicine and the study of anatomy.