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==Medicine in the Americas, 1610-1920==
Inside the database, the largest collection of texts is [https://collections.nlm.nih.gov/?f%5Bdrep2.isMemberOfCollection%5D%5B%5D=DREPMIA Medicine in the Americas], which contains books ranging from the years 1610 to 1920. As of November 2020, the collection has over 28,000 entries
==The Work of Andreas Vesalius==
==The Work of Andreas Vesalius==
===De humani corporis fabrica libri septem===
===De humani corporis fabrica libri septem===
A very well-preserved copy of the Vesalius' [https://www.wdl.org/en/item/19493/ De humani corporis fabrica libri septem] can be found in the World Digital Library.  
A very well-preserved copy of the Vesalius' [https://www.wdl.org/en/item/19493/ De humani corporis fabrica libri septem] can be found in the World Digital Library.  
==Resources==
==Resources==
*The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has a [https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/collections/books.html database] of rare medical books and journals that have been scanned and digitalized. New books are scanned and added every day.
#Baigrie, B. S. (2004). Scientific revolutions : primary texts in the history of science. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson Prentice Hall.
*[https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/treasures Cambridge Digital Library: Treasures of the Library]
*[https://www.wdl.org/en/ World Digital Library]

Revision as of 21:24, 6 December 2020

The Work of Andreas Vesalius

De humani corporis fabrica libri septem

A very well-preserved copy of the Vesalius' De humani corporis fabrica libri septem can be found in the World Digital Library.

Resources

  1. Baigrie, B. S. (2004). Scientific revolutions : primary texts in the history of science. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson Prentice Hall.