I'm reading Galileo Galilei, the Tuscan Artist by Pietro Greco. Two quick thoughts:
1) I learned that before Galileo dropped out of med school he invented a simple proto-watch to improve pulse measurements.
2) I didn't realize how much of the 16th century medical curriculum was based on Arab authors. The "Western" canon was more diverse than I realized.
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