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The Beauty of Anatomy

Episode 2: Andreas Vesalius

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Four HD

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Adam Rutherford tells the story of 16th-century anatomist Andreas Vesalius, who produced the first complete account of the human body and how to dissect it. Show more

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