Who Wants to Live for Ever? Roger Bacon on Prolongation of Life
Bacon believed that the key to extending life lay not in the curricula as taught in the medical faculties of
Albert the Great and the Configuration of the Embryo
In the 13th century, ‘embryology’ as a specific branch of biology did not exist, and the study of the configuration
Medical Notes on Agresto
This post explores Agresto, an acidic substance obtained from boiling and subsequent pressing of "unripe grapes", which was used in
Quarantine Practices and the Body
This article explores early modern quarantine regulations highlighting contemporary attitudes toward the body, disease and cleanliness.
The Therapeutic Virtues of Jasmine
Jasmine, widely used and praised in the East, was one of the many substances introduced to the Italian peninsula for
Kenelm Digby’s Chymical Aristotle
I focus here on an English natural philosopher, Kenelm Digby, and his atomic interpretation of Aristotle. My aim is to
The Work of Sanctorius Sanctorius
I reconsiders the traditional characterization of Sanctorius as the inventor of a new science, examining his activities in relation to
Insensible Perspiration
Santorio’s "De statica medicina" (1614) reflected long-standing views on perspiration closely aligned to digestion, and health as balance of humours
Giordano Bruno’s Minima
How is Bruno’s mathematics related to that of his contemporaries? To explore this topic, I consider two different conceptions of
Bodies in Balance
The paper I presented to the Santorio International Conference was mainly concerned with these two issues: what role did Santorio’s
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