SREF - History of Medicine Museum

For the SREF project I went with the group to the History of Medicine Museum. It was really interesting to see the progression of medicinal practices and science throughout the past few centuries to today. One of the subjects I found particularly interesting was our past understanding of blood and how it was used. The first person to correctly describe the circulation of blood in a closed system did so in 1628. This person, William Harvey, actually used experimental methods created by Galileo to disprove the previously accepted theory for blood circulation. This is yet another example of how the work of scientists often leads to important discoveries beyond their original intentions. Another interesting fact is that the first experimental blood transfusions took place during the 17th century, and people began to use this as a form of therapy. I was surprised to learn that humans were already trying these types of procedures so long ago. Overall, I really enjoyed this museum!