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Dissecting the Living: Vivisection in Early Modern England
In 1664, Robert Hooke—a pioneering member of the Royal Society and lead scientific thinker of his day—decided to investigate the mechanisms involved in breathing. In his laboratory, he strapped a stray dog to his table. Then, taking his scalpel, he proceeded to slice the terrified animal’s chest off so he could peer inside the thoracic...
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Published This Day: Steno's "Head of a Shark"
From Today In Science History:In 1667, a classic paleontological paper by Nicolaus Steno was published by the Royal Society, London. His topic, Head of a shark dissected, represented the first such scientific paper to recognise that... Read Post
Published This Day: 1st Paper to Recognize Fossils As Living Remains
From Today In Science History:In 1667, a classic paleontological paper by Nicolaus Steno was published by the Royal Society, London. His topic, Head of a shark dissected, represented the first such scientific paper to recognise that... Read Post
We Love This Snapshot: A Stray Dog Photobombs a Vacationing Woman, and She Adopts Him
Kaylan O’Connor was on a cruise with her family when they stopped at Valparaiso, Chile. Little did she know there was a stray dog at the port who would get into her heart. They stopped to take a photo at the cruise ship terminal, an... Read Post