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Doctor prescribing medicine. From "Historia de Gentibus Septentrionalibus", which was a monumental work by Olaus Magnus on the Nordic countries, printed in Rome 1555. It was a work which long remained for the rest of Europe the authority on Swedish matters. Its popularity increased by the many small sketches of people and their customs, amazing the rest of Europe.
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Doctor prescribing medicine. From "Historia de Gentibus Septentrionalibus", whi...

Italian Medicine. (Delle Arti e delle Scienze). Illustration, 16th century CE.
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Italian Medicine. (Delle Arti e delle Scienze). Illustration, 16th century CE.

The visit of the doctor. Fresco; 17th century CE.
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The visit of the doctor. Fresco; 17th century CE.

Masked doctor during the plague in Venice. From the Grevenbroeck manuscript; 17th century.
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Masked doctor during the plague in Venice. From the Grevenbroeck manuscript; 17...

The amputation. Etching; 1793.
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The amputation. Etching; 1793.

The pharmacy. Engraving; 1838.
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The pharmacy. Engraving; 1838.

Sir Alexander Fleming, Scottish biologist and pharmacologist, who discovered penicillin in 1928. Canvas, 622 x 749mm; 1944. NPG L232
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Sir Alexander Fleming, Scottish biologist and pharmacologist, who discovered pen...

An operation at the Military Hospital, Endell Street, London. Canvas; 1920/21.
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An operation at the Military Hospital, Endell Street, London. Canvas; 1920/21.

Replica of Galileo's telescope. Made of wood and leather; 1610.
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Replica of Galileo's telescope. Made of wood and leather; 1610.

Newton's first reflecting telescope. 18th century.
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Newton's first reflecting telescope. 18th century.

Small Newtonian reflecting telescope. 18th century.
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Small Newtonian reflecting telescope. 18th century.

Newtonian telescope by Sir William Herschel (1738-1822), German-born English astronomer. 18th century.
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Newtonian telescope by Sir William Herschel (1738-1822), German-born English ast...