18th Century
His Leeches Panicked the Day Before Lisbon Fell
A Padua doctor noticed something wrong with his jar of medical leeches the morning before the most devastating earthquake in European history struck in 1755.
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Download on the App Store18th CenturyNatural DisastersMedical HistoryPortugalScientific MethodAnimal BehaviorSeismologyEuropean HistoryEnlightenmentGiuseppe Zambeccari
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