The limitations of science in medicine – Professor Graham Watt
over 4 years in TheScotsman
In 1829, Sir Walter Scott, President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE), called a meeting of the RSE Council to discuss a proposal from Dr Robert Knox based on his anatomical research. The timing was a problem, as Dr. Knox was reputed to be procuring specimens from William Burke, the body snatcher.
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