The Anatomy of Melancholy is a patchwork quilt of almost half-a-million words of miscellaneous learning, an inexhaustible quarry of quotations, a rambling, often irrelevant, irregularly […]
It is generally considered that Vesalius pioneered the study of anatomy, however he did have a number of significant predecessors whose contributions were essential in […]
Throughout his political and literary career, Burke opposed the “arbitrary exercise of power” and “denial of justice,” warning against the dangers of absolute power. He […]
The New York Times once named Edgar Cayce "the most fascinating man in America." Despite having only an eighth-grade education, he was called on by world […]
John Hunter, (1728 - 1793) was a surgeon, founder of pathological anatomy in England, and early advocate of investigation and experimentation. He carried out many […]