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Useful bodies: anatomical Fellows in the late 18th century

 Simon Chaplin, Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons

  • 26 October 2007, 13:00 - 14:00
Add to Calendar 10/26/07 01:00 PM 10/26/07 02:00 PM United Kingdom (GMT) Useful bodies: anatomical Fellows in the late 18th century <p>Public lecture by Simon Chaplin, Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons</p> The Royal Society, London, SW1Y 5AG
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 Simon Chaplin, Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons

Private anatomy teaching flourished in London in the second half of the 18th century. Many of its leading proponents were also Fellows of the Royal Society. This talk explores some of their stories, and the role of the Society in providing a public sanction for the noisome business of private dissection.