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Three scientists experimenting on headless human cadavers with electrical equipment.

1. Essai Théorique et Expérimentale sur le Galvanisme, tome premier, 1804

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Illustration from Essai Théorique et Expérimentale sur le Galvanisme, tome premier (Theoretical and Practical Essay on Galvanism, first volume), 1804

Author: Giovanni Aldini (1762–1834)

Courtesy National Library of Medicine

In Giovanni Aldini’s demonstrations, the application of electrical current produced twitching of the eye and other movements.

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