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PICCOLOMINI, Archangelo (1525 – 1586)

PICCOLOMINI, Archangelo (1525 – 1586)

1525 – 1586

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1585 CE

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Anatomicae praelectiones.

PICCOLOMINI, Archangelo (1525 – 1586)
PICCOLOMINI, Archangelo (1525 – 1586)

First description of a clear distinction between what is now known as gray and white matter in the central nervous system. The work also includes the first attempt to illustrate the brain in a sagittal view. The nine …