History of Science 2220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Retina, Gunther Von Hagens, De Humani Corporis Fabrica

• School: Western University
• Department: History of Science
• Course: History of Science 2220
• Professor: Lawrence Burns

Document Summary

Clerical and galenic medicine was called into question because they could not understand or effectively respond to the bubonic plague. Church relied heavily on galen, this did not help much either, drugs from galen"s prescription list did not help to beat the plague. It was not complete rejection, the church was for sure still around: however, people were just saying that we need to look for more answers, renaissance science would continue to mount pressure on galenic medicine. Anatomy (vesalius: renaissance period begins in 14th century italy. Renaissance starts at the end of the black plague: growth of cities, banks, money economy, empires, expansion to india and. Americas, printing press, gun-powder, compass, religious reform, and greek scholars arrive from constantinople. Florence and venice are the two great sites of the renaissance. Constantinople arrival marked the end of the greeks, ottoman empire takes over, turks become muslim.