Synopsis
Adam Rutherford explains the important role that Leonardo played in our understanding of the human form.
- Programme: The Beauty of Anatomy
- Episode: Galen and Leonardo
- Channel: BBC Four
- Broadcast year: 2014
- Biology | Medicine in Britain, c1000-present | c1000-c1500: Medicine in medieval England | Approaches to prevention and treatment
Licence: ERA Licence required
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