Skull anatomy. 18th-century illustration of bones of the human skull. This illustration, by Gerard van der Gucht, is from 'Osteographia, or the Anatom

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Skull anatomy. 18th-century illustration of bones of the human skull. This illustration, by Gerard van der Gucht, is from 'Osteographia, or the Anatomy of the bones' (London, 1733) by English surgeon and anatomist William Cheselden (1688-1752). It was the first full and accurate description of the anatomy of the human skeletal system.

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