This image may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by the Science History Institute of any product, service or activity, or to concur with a

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This image may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by the Science History Institute of any product, service or activity, or to concur with an opinion or confirm the accuracy of any text appearing alongside or in logical association with the image. 17th Century doctor. Engraving by Jean Tardieu of a painting by David Teniers II, entitled 'Le Medecin empyrique' (the empirical doctor), showing a man sitting at a table examining the contents of a flask while a woman looks on. In the background two men are working, while on the far left a woman peers through a doorway.

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