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WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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Who was Andreas Vesalius?
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He was a mathematician and scientist who discovered laws of motion, the law of gravity, and the law of inertia.
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He studied the heart and circulation of the blood through the body
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Wrote about the experimental science, encouraged the use of carefully organized investigation to find the truth
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He studied anatomy-the structure of the body-by dissecting animals and human being
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Vesalius was one of the first physicians to accurately record and illustrate human anatomy based on his findings from autopsies and dissections, which led to improved understanding of the human body and enhanced surgery techniques.
Detailed explanation-2: -Herophilus is recognized as the first person to perform systematic dissection of the human body predating even Andreas Vesalius, (often regarded as the founder of modern human anatomy) (Prioreschi 1996; Wills 1999) despite the taboos that prevailed regarding desecration of the human body at that time (Prioreschi 2001).
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