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Leonardo da Vinci, (1452-1519), Detail of The Skull and Nerves at the Base of the Skull, c.1489, black chalk underdrawing, pen and ink, 290 x 197 mm, Teodoro Sabachnikoff, Dell'Anatomia, 1901, Fogli B, 41r (K/P 42r). Private Collection: Dr. Rolando Del Maestro
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As we commemorated 2019 as the 100th year since the death of Sir William Osler it is also being celebrated as the 500th year since the death of Leonardo da Vinci. The lives of these two individuals, separated by four centuries, have many common features. Both had a certain restlessness with Osler holding medical positions in universities in Canada,...
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... studies on the position of the senso comune, the Soul, carried out in Milan in the late 1480's ( Figure 9) now evolved into an extensive exploration of the mysteries of the human body ( Figure 10). At times in Florence and at other times in Milan, Leonardo filled some 120 "books" with drawings. ...
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... kept a very extensive correspondence with multiple experts in all fields of interest ( Figure 18). Throughout his life Osler continued to use his extensive library as a source of both knowledge and inspiration for his academic output ( Figure 19). 3 In 1911-1912 at the age of 62, Osler began to consider the possibility of creating a History of Medicine Library which would also contain critical books associated with the history of science. ...
