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. 2007 Jul-Aug;27(4):305-7.
doi: 10.5144/0256-4947.2007.305.

Abu Bakr Muhammad Ibn Zakariya Al Razi (Rhazes): philosopher, physician and alchemist

Samir S Amr  1 , Abdulghani Tbakhi
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Abu Bakr Muhammad Ibn Zakariya Al Razi (Rhazes): philosopher, physician and alchemist

Samir S Amr et al. Ann Saudi Med. 2007 Jul-Aug.
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Page from Kitab Al Mansuri fi al Tibb on the morphology and anatomy of the brain (National Library of Medicine). The text in red reads: On morphology of the brain: Anatomy of the brain. The page describes in amazing detail the ventricles of the brain, as well as other observations.
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