‘The object of sense and experiment’: the ontology of sensation in William Hunter's investigation of the human gravid uterus
(2022)
Journal Article
Bellis, R. T. (2022). ‘The object of sense and experiment’: the ontology of sensation in William Hunter's investigation of the human gravid uterus. British Journal for the History of Science, 55(2), 227-246. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007087422000024
William Hunter's anatomical inquiry employed all of his senses, but how did his personal experiences with the cadaver become generalized scientific knowledge teachable to students and understandable by fellow practitioners? Moving beyond a historiogr... Read More about ‘The object of sense and experiment’: the ontology of sensation in William Hunter's investigation of the human gravid uterus.