28 SECONDS. THAT’S ABOUT HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE YOU TO READ THIS HEADLINE. MORE OR LESS. GIVE OR TAKE. BY SHEER COINCIDENCE 28 SECONDS JUST SO HAPPENS TO BE EMINENT SURGEON ROBERT LISTON’S PERSONAL BEST. A TRULY REMARKABLE TIME WHICH HE SET WAY BACK IN 1837. FOR AMPUTATING A LEG.

Discover Edinburgh’s rich and remarkable contribution to medical history at the Wohl Pathology Museum and the other museum collections which make up one of the most historic collections in the United Kingdom.

museum.rcsed.ac.uk The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Open 7 days 10am–5pm. Adults £6, Concessions £3.50. #KnowYourOwnBody

The Wohl Pathology Museum The History of Surgery Museum

The Dental Collection

OPEN 24TH SEPTEMBER 32 THE LIST 3 Sep–5 Nov 2015

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