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Ancient Greek scientific thinking

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Aristotle's Animals in the Natural World

Doctors such as hippocrates believed that illness was the result of imbalances in the four humours. Surgery was always a last resort for them, they sought to cure people by changes in diet and lifeso. When surgery was undertaken, they'd use a range of different instruments. And we've got a selection of 33 on display - some are quite modern too.

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