Some Material on the History of Biochemistry. An ancient greek geared mechanism, apparently a device for astronomical calculation. The year 1543 may be taken as the beginning of the scientific revolution, for it was then that Copernicus published The Revolution of the Heavenly Bodies and Vesalius, On the Structure of the Human Body. Within a century and a half, man's conception of himself and the universe he inhabited was altered, and the scholastic method of reasoning was replace by new scientific methods. Women in Science and Medicine - Some brief biographies, and interactive quizzes on female scientists.
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