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ozfille in perfect_duet

Rough Medicine

Feb 14, 2016 12:31

If you are anywhere near Sydney, there is a new exhibition at the Australian National Maritime Museum which has just opened. It's about the surgeons and the medical practices of the Age of Sail. Here is an article about the exhibition -

Rough Medicine

I must get along this week to have a peek.

Comments 9

esteven February 14 2016, 07:12:59 UTC

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh :)

You must tell us all about it. Why not write up a review for us?

If there is a good catalogue, let me know. A friend of mine would surely be interested

ozfille February 14 2016, 07:42:20 UTC

I will certainly ask for a catalogue and if they will permit it I'll ask if I can take pics.

esteven February 14 2016, 15:08:47 UTC

Thank you already on behalf of my friend.

Most of all, do write up a review of the exhibition. It's a bit difficult for a number of our little comm to hop over to Australia for it :)

ozfille February 17 2016, 08:39:52 UTC

I assume the museum thought there would be little interest so they have not produced any printed material with the exhibition. Since it is free there is probably not enough money to stretch to printing a booklet. I took a camera but the way it was lighted and that everything was in glass cases, if you used flash all you would get is reflections from the glass. But I have found a series of pics on the ABC website when the exhibition was in Adelaide ( ... )

esteven February 17 2016, 14:09:31 UTC

Thanks a bundle for all the links and for giving a good summary. I know I am asking a lot, but this comment would be perfect to appear in DW P_D ?
*looks hopeful*

Shame you were unable to turn THAT page. *gggggggg*

rifleman_s February 14 2016, 17:03:45 UTC

It is fascinating . . . but also very gruesome!!

(Aren't we lucky to live in the fascinating, modern world that we do?!!)

I hope you'll get to the see the exhibition.

ozfille February 14 2016, 23:43:35 UTC

I'll probably try to see it on Wednesday. It's just a short tram ride away.

eglantine_br February 14 2016, 20:41:38 UTC

I always think how frustrating it must have been for them to be unable to really heal, to relive pain effectively. They had all the same intelligence and desire of doctors today-- just no good tools!

ozfille February 14 2016, 23:46:04 UTC

Yes unfortunately they were held back for so long by the church's ban on the proper study of the human body. We can be very thankful for the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution that drove all the new and exciting theories and discoveries - biological, chemical and mechanical.