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Historical Bibliography Updated: February 25, 2021

The anatomy of the brain.

Publication Details

London: Sam. Smith, 1695 CE.

The first book on the brain in the English language, including the first account of the circular venous sinus which Ridley names, and the first English account of a pineal tumor.  In it Ridley gives the first account of the circular venous sinus which he names. He also gives the first English account of a pineal tumour" (Russell).  The copperplates were engraved by van der Gucht from drawings by William Cowper.

Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#1379.1
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/1785
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLthe-anatomy-of-the-brain

Geographic Context

Publication place: London