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Regency Science and Invention: Smallpox Vaccine

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British physician Edward Jenner (1749-1823) is credited with the invention of the first vaccine to be administered against a contagious disease. Pioneering the concept of Continue →

Regency Hot Spots: Mr. Heaviside’s Anatomical Collection

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In 14 Hanover Square, in the home of surgeon John Heaviside (cited in era periodicals as Heavyside), was a museum of anatomical specimens. Largely purchased Continue →

Regency Reader Questions: Disabilities in the Ton

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Regency Reader Question Having been born with Cerebral Palsy in this Era, what would it have been like if I were a well-born/high-born Lady in Continue →