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1 online resource (322 pages) : illustrations |
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Words: Mr Gray of Belgravia -- Images Dr Carter of Scarborough -- Enterprise: JW Parker & Sons of West Strand -- Idea: person or persons unknown -- Raw material: the friendless poor of London -- Creation: 1856-1857 -- Production: 1857-1858 -- Publication: 1858 and on ... -- Calamity: 1860-1861 -- Futurity: after 1861 |
| Summary |
The Making of Mr Gray's Anatomy tells the story of one of the most iconic scientific books ever published: a textbook of anatomy that is still a household name 150 years since its first edition. It is the story of the remarkable and dedicated characters who created it, of poverty, class, and science and society in Victorian London. - ;Gray's Anatomy is probably one of the most iconic scientific books ever published: an illustrated textbook of anatomy that is still a household name 150 years since its first edition, known for its rigorously scientific text, and masterful illustrations as beauti |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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Gray, Henry, 1827-1861
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Gray, Henry, 1827-1861. Anatomy
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Carter, H. V (Henry Vandyke), 1831-1897 |
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Gray, Henry, 1825-1861 |
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Gray, Henry, 1827-1861 fast |
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Anatomy (Gray, Henry) fast |
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Anatomists -- Great Britain -- Biography
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Human anatomy -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
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Medical publishing -- Great Britain -- History
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Anatomists.
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Anatomists
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Books, Illustrated -- history
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History, 19th Century
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Anatomy -- history
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anatomists.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Human Anatomy & Physiology.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Medical.
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MEDICAL -- Anatomy.
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Anatomists
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Human anatomy
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Medical publishing
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Anatomi -- historia -- Storbritannien -- 1800-talet.
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United Kingdom |
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Great Britain
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Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Biography
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191564642 |
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0191564648 |
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1281998788 |
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9781281998781 |
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9786611998783 |
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6611998780 |
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