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     • He made extraordinary anatomical discoveries and developed standards for measuring the flow of blood from the heart through the arteries. Erasistratus (c310- c250 B.C.) was a disciple and collaborator of Herophilus. He made important contributions in the study and teaching of human anatomy and carried out research at the Museum of Alexandria.
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   What did Erasistratus do?

   • He made extraordinary anatomical discoveries and developed standards for measuring the flow of blood from the heart through the arteries. Erasistratus (c310- c250 B.C.) was a disciple and collaborator of Herophilus. He made important contributions in the study and teaching of human anatomy and carried out research at the Museum of Alexandria.

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   What was Erasistratus philosophy?

   • Based on this, Erasistratus expanded the philosophy called pneumatism. Pneumatism was an ancient school of thought based on the idea that life is dependent upon a vapor or fluid called pneuma. It was an attempt to explain respiration in conjunction with what was believed to be the function of the blood, vessels, and nerves.

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   Who was Herophilus and Erasistratus?

   • The Alexandrian “medicine of Herophilus and Erasistratus” historians of antiquity also often cited as an example of the heyday of the science and culture of the Hellenistic period. Herophilus and Erasistratus are considered outstanding physicians who made enormous contributions to the development of medicine.

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   Did Erasistratus perform vivisectory experiments on animals?

   • Of Iulis on Ceos (about 315–240 bc?), is the only scientist other than Herophilus to whom ancient sources attribute systematic scientific dissections of human cadavers. Celsus claims that Erasistratus, like Herophilus, also vivisected convicted criminals. The extant evidence leaves little doubt that he performed vivisectory experiments on animals.

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   Erasistratus (c310- c250 B.C.) was a disciple and collaborator of Herophilus. He made important contributions in the study and teaching of human anatomy and carried out research at the Museum of Alexandria.

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   • Publish Year: 2014

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   Apr 15, 2024 · Erasistratus. (c. 304—250 bc) Quick Reference. Of Iulis on Ceos (about 315–240 bc?), is the only scientist other than Herophilus to whom ancient sources attribute systematic scientific dissections of human cadavers. Celsus claims that Erasistratus, like Herophilus, also vivisected convicted criminals.

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   The work of renowned 3rd century BC Alexandrian doctor Erasistratus is significant in the history of ancient medicine. The author of the article calls into question numerous assessments of his work, which have evolved in domestic and foreign historiography.

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   Nov 13, 1999 · Herophilus, Erasistratus, and the birth of neuroscience. Herophilus of Chalcedon (330–260 BC) was a rationalist physician who taught and practised in Ptolemaic Alexandria during a golden period of scientific enquiry.

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   • Publish Year: 1999

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   Erasistratus is one of the greatest figures in the history of ancient medicine. He and Herophilos were outstanding physicians, who made a major contribution to the development of medicine.

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   Among his many contributions were the ideas that sensory and motors nerves were functionally different and the identification of the proper operation of the epiglottis and the correct function of heart valves. Erasistratus was the first major proponent of a philosophy known as pneumatism.

9. www.jstor.org › stable › 3066056HEINRICH VON STADEN (ed., tr.): Herophilus. the Art of ...

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   This highly important contribution to the study of Hellenistic medicine will remain the standard work of reference for the foreseeable future and will at last ensure full recognition for Herophilus' splendid achievements.