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Title: Bulletin - United States National Museum
Identifier: bulletinunitedst2401966unit (find matches)
Year: 1877 (1870s)
Authors: United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior
Subjects: Science
Publisher: Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, (etc. ); for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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Figure zi. Exhibii on uh developmeni i blood-pressuri instruments and the earl) aoth-centurj sphygmomanometers which was completed in i960. Smithsonian photo , M and Technology was tpleted, and opened to the public in 1964. I he of) ces of the Division oi Medical Sciences as well .is the reference and stud) collections were moved to the fifth floor of the new building. The exhibits, however, will be displayed in tin- gallery at the southwest corner of the lirst floor. These exhibits, it is Imped, will show a new dimension and an unprecedented approach in displa) ing the develop- ment of the healing arts throughout the ages and the instruments and equipment associated with health professions. They also present the expanding ob- jectives and plans of the Division's growth as an integral part of the Smithsonian Institution. ( on- veniently, the exhibits form lour, closely connected halls in one large fallen which will lie open to the public in the summers of 1965 to 1966. I. I 111 11 m 1 in Health displays models and graphic and historical exhibit materials to demon- strate the I unction of the \ arious healthy organ! human body. The main topics emphasized are: embryology and childbirth: tooth structure: the hi hi and blood circulation; respiration; the endocrine glands; kidneys and the urinary-excretor) system: the brain and the nervous system; the ear; and vision and the use ol eyegl The most appreciated exhibit ol all in this Hall is the "transparent woman" figure which rotates, automatically, ever) 15 minutes with message de cribing the function of each 1 of the body at the same time that the organ â¢â ironically lighted, so that the viewer 3

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