The Making of Mr Gray's Anatomy. Bodies, books, fortune, fame, Paperback/***

The Making of Mr Gray's Anatomy tells the story of one of the most iconic scientific books ever published: a textbook of anatomy that is still a household name 150 years since its first edition. It is the story of the remarkable and dedicated characters who created it, of poverty, class, and science and society in Victorian London. Publisher: Oxford University Press Author(s): Ruth (Affiliated Scholar in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, Cambridge and Visiting Professor in Humanities, Hong Kong University. She is also Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.) Richardson Illustration(s): Illustrations throughout Number of pages: 344 Publication date: 2009 Dimensions: 233 x 155 x 17 Cover type: Paperback / softback