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Zootomia Democritaea: Id est, anatome generalis totius animantium opificii....

Publication Details

Nuremberg: Literis Endterianis, 1645 CE.

One of the most important of the early works on comparative anatomy. It includes the Anatomia porci, attributed to Copho of Salerno. Severinus dissected many animals and was convinced that the microscope would throw light on comparative anatomy. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.

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Entry Number#289
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/8830
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLzootomia-democritaea-idest-anatome-generalis-totius-animantium-opificii

Geographic Context

Publication place: Nuremberg