Iatromechanics was an empirical and experimental concept of pathological teaching, considered innovative in the 18th century. The Iatromechanicers described the human body as a machine which could be analysed using mathematics and physics. At the bedside, they noted the symptoms and considered, if relevant, external evidence as shown by urine and blood, then explained them […]
Gerard van Swieten (1700–1772) was one of the most important advisors of the Empress. He is especially known as the moderniser of academic medical education in Vienna, yet his range of expertise far transcended his specific field. He rearranged public health care and education, headed the Imperial library and loosened the censorship rules. Since the […]
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