The Dark Story Behind Gray's Anatomy | Patrick Kelly

Gray's Anatomy (1858) is the most impactful commercially available medical textbook of all time. But how did this incredibly important piece of educational material come to be? Today we'll look at the work of Henry Gray, Henry Vandyke Carter, and the writing process of Gray's Anatomy.

Thank you to Sophie Ward for the voiceover. Find her channel here:    / @sophsnotes  

The main source referenced throughout this book was "The Making of Mr. Gray's Anatomy" by Ruth Richardson. If you would like to buy her book (and support my channel through this affiliate link), click here: https://amzn.to/2DB2uza

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Public Domain Spleen book https://dlcs.io/pdf/wellcome/pdf-item...
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