18.08.2025:
Andreas Vesalius (1515–64) is known for his anatomical atlas, De Humani Corporis Fabrica, from 1543. The book marked a turning point in the history of science and laid the foundation for modern anatomy. A single copy of the first edition is held in Norway. How and why did it end up here? If we had...
05.07.2016:
In the early 1800s, medicine in Norway had to cope with high mortality and marginal living conditions. Psychiatry also entered the scene as a component of public health and the development of a national health service. But how did this come about? In the period from 1814 until the middle of the...