Purchased cheaply at auction as a second edition with extensive Latin "marginalia" by an unknown hand, this copy of "De humani corporis fabrica" was found to have been Andreas Vesalius' personal copy, and the thousands of autograph notes were his revisions for a third edition that never saw publication, offering rare insight into the mind of one of history's most important scientists and teachers.Christie's
I always bought used books in college bookstore when available.
Not only were they cheaper, they had NOTES IN THEM on what to study for the tests!...............
I wouldn’t be too sure about that.
This kind of single-minded focus was possible in an age with no distractions like the internet.
“Purchased cheaply at auction... In 2007 a retired Canadian doctor paid €13,200 (US$14,256)...”
Proving once again that everything is relative.
At the link, there was another link "Truth and Myth" by Dr. Daniel H. Garrison
Absolutely fun to watch, from a guy who so obviously enjoys his specialty, Andreas Vesalius, these enjoyable little snippets from the expert! Very short anecdotes (about 2-3 min each) that illustrate richly who Andreas Vesalius was as a man, and the times he lived in.
Just wonderful!
Ha, ha. Which century does the author think he is living in?
Pretty cool.
I think that's 150 A.D.
Sorry if that offends some people.
One of the marginal notes reads: "Maybe include a passing remark here about how brain-dead Biden is... Nah, too obvious!"
Regards,
Seems we have regressed.
“Skepticism is now part of the scientific method, but at that time, it was not.“
The article’s big laugh line.
The sure-fire way to get the treatment since time immemorial.
Skepticism is now part of the scientific method, but at that time, it was not.
Skepticism has always been a part of the *scientific* method. The Establishment way, well now that's different. If any establishment did that, there goes the establishment: the safety and security of settled dogma, the fine reputations, the personality cults, the positions of authority, the grants. The power.
When Moses saw the burning bush. He instinctively wanted to understand *why* it wasn't burning itself out.
When God saw Moses' response was when the conversation got going. Not before.
I mention these details of the text because the word translated as "why" is madua [מַדּוּעַ], not the general word for "why", which is lamah [לָֽמָּה], "for what?".
The root of madua is yada, to know, the same from which science (מַדָּע mada) is derived.
Klein's:
מַדְּוּעַ adv. why? wherefore? [Contraction of מַה יָּדוּעַ (= what is known? i.e. ‘for what reason’). cp. Aram. מִדַּעַם (= something), which is contracted from מִדַּע and מָא, lit. ‘something knowable’.]Moses -- now there was a man not afraid of Ys, who could lead the people out of Egypt, the house of bondage of the establishment mindset.
"Bookfind of the century"
Fascinating! And the way it was discerned... a blessing!
Modern society is reverting to that time before skepticism became pat of Scientific thought. No skepticism allowed for Climate Change insanity or for COVID decrees.
I say it was overvalued. Fine the sellers.
