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Medicine (0001-2001) [Partial Topic]

The struggle for mankind to understand the functioning and repair of the human body.

Introduction

The study of medicine is core to mankind's urge to extend and preserve life. Over the centuries, this has involved study of diseases, natural herbs, surgery, manufactured drugs and more recently, genetic engineering.

This timeline traces the development of our understanding of the human body and its mechanisms, from the earliest surgery to modern genetic techniques.

Timeline

1518 CE

Henry VIII authorized a college of physicians and it was founded by Oxford physician Thomas Linacre.

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1520 CE

Spectacles were in use amongst Europe's educated.

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1540 CE

The united companies of barbers and surgeons were incorporated in London.

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1565 CE

The Royal College of Physicians in London was officially permitted to carry out human dissections.

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1578 CE

William Harvey (1578-1657), English physician, was born. He discovered the way the heart pumps blood through the arteries and veins of the body.

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1604 CE

The first official condemnation of tobacco was made by King James I, who cited the health hazards of smoking in his Counterblaste to Tobacco.

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Last Updated: Sun, 18 September 2010