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What were the continuity in explanation

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Miasma and became more widespread during epidemics
Influence of the church during epidemics such as the great plague
Supernatural, astrology was less popular but during epidemics people continued to wear lucky charms

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Changes in explanations?

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Didn’t believe god sent disease
Four humours had be discredited and wasn’t believed by physicians by end of 17th century but because patients understood it they continued to use it to diagnose until this time
Urine analysis- physicians understood it was not linked to illness and was stopped being used

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What was the new belief

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Animalcules- caused by little animals

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What was the work of Thomas Sydenham

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He closely observed the symptoms of the patient and noted them down in detailed descriptions and looking for remedies to treat the disease

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When was the printing press invented

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15th century

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What did the printing press enable

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Medical information to be spread further and more quickly and contributed to the decline in influence of the church
Physicians were able to publish books that criticised Galen

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Impacts of the printing press

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Books could be read by many people
Motivated to read which meant a more educated population
Books were printed in langurs other than Latin

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When was the royal society founded

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1660

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What did the royal society do

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Discussed new ideas in astronomy, medicine and science

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Why was the royal society important in development of new medical ideas

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Made it possible for scientists and physicians to study one another’s work

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What did the royal society sponsor

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Scientists and assisted them with the publication of their ideas

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What was the impact of the royal society

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Science began to replace superstition in medicine
It spread books and articles
Important for well educated people
New ideas were founded and more knowledge of the anatomy