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 Williband Pirckheimer (1470-1530) |
 Major Arthur Hurst
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 Girolamo Fracastoro (1478-1533) |
 Alchemists believed that the codes and puzzles contained in these texts mapped out a way to transform base metals... |
 This month we have received a donation of an exciting collection to the archive: the notes of Dr. D. B. Cater, Head... |
 Adapted from a Presentation to the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh In... |
 On the 8th June 1809, the foundation stone of the then-named Royal Edinburgh Asylum was laid in the... |
 The word melancholy literally means an excess of choler, or black bile. The HumoursIts origins lie... |
 Fear of false imprisonment was a growing concern in eighteenth century Britain. Private madhouses, where the... |
 These illustrations, take from a study by Belgian physician Joseph Guislain, show examples of some of the new... |
