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Question
Renaissance was a period of intellectual activity. In the context, write briefly on the impact of Renaissance on Science under the following heads:
Progress in medicine.
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Solution
Great discoveries were made in medical sciences.
- Vesalius (1514-1564) wrote a treatise on anatomy.
- William Harvey (1578-1657), discovered the circulation of blood from the heart to all parts of the body and back to the heart.
- Paracelsus (1493-1541) proved a close connection between medicine and chemistry.
- Cordus (1515-1544) prepared ether from alcohol and sulphuric acid.
- Helmontt (1577-1644), discovered carbon dioxide.
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