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. 2009 Oct;22(4):342-5.
doi: 10.1080/08998280.2009.11928553.

Happy birthday, Gray's Anatomy

Adrian E Flatt  1
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Happy birthday, Gray's Anatomy

Adrian E Flatt. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2009 Oct.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
The dissecting room at St. George's Hospital. Image obtained from Richardson's book; reprinted with permission from St. George's Hospital Medical School.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Henry Gray, from a contemporary photograph. Reprinted with permission from Wellcome Library, London.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Henry Vandyke Carter, self-portrait. Reprinted with permission from Wellcome Library, London.
Figure 4
Figure 4
(a) The bones of the hand from Anatomy Descriptive and Surgical, compared with (b) an anatomical drawing from a contemporary book, Erasmus Wilson's Anatomy. Images obtained from Richardson's book. Part a reprinted with kind permission of the President and Council of the Royal College of Surgeons of England; part b reprinted with permission from Ruth Richardson.
Figure 5
Figure 5
Gray's markings on the first edition's title page, downplaying Carter's contributions. Reprinted with permission from the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh.
Figure 6
Figure 6
The author's first and latest copies of Gray's Anatomy: the 6th edition and the 40th edition.
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References

    1. Richardson R. The Making of Mr. Gray's Anatomy: Bodies, Books, Fortune, Fame. New York: Oxford University Press; 2008. p. 322.
    1. Hayes B. The Anatomist: A True Story of Gray's Anatomy. New York: Ballantine Books; 2008. p. 272.
    1. Warner JH. The Making of Mr. Gray's Anatomy [book review] N Engl J Med. 2009;360(12):1263–1264.

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