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A report by Professor Thomas Bartholin on the dissection of a reindeer performed in 1672 by his former student Niels Stensen as Royal Anatomist in Copenhagen is presented in English translation with biographical introduction and bibliographical notes. The report is most likely the first of its kind being an early contribution to comparative anatomy.

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  • Introduction by Troels KardelThere are good reasons to believe the author of the following report, Professor Thomas Bartholin (1616-1680), when he writes that he provides the first ever report of an anatomical examination of a reindeer

  • A report by Professor Thomas Bartholin on the dissection of a reindeer performed in 1672 by his former student Niels Stensen as Royal Anatomist in Copenhagen is presented in English translation with biographical introduction and bibliographical notes

  • Introduction by Troels Kardel There are good reasons to believe the author of the following report, Professor Thomas Bartholin (1616-1680), when he writes that he provides the first ever report of an anatomical examination of a reindeer

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Introduction by Troels KardelThere are good reasons to believe the author of the following report, Professor Thomas Bartholin (1616-1680), when he writes that he provides the first ever report of an anatomical examination of a reindeer. Abstract: A report by Professor Thomas Bartholin on the dissection of a reindeer performed in 1672 by his former student Niels Stensen as Royal Anatomist in Copenhagen is presented in English translation with biographical introduction and bibliographical notes. The report was printed in the first volume of Thomas Bartholin’s own Acta Medica et philosophica Hafniensia, 1671 & 1672 (printed 1673), pp.

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