detailed. Andahazi also seems intent on comparing Realdo Columbo with Christopher Columbus and comparing their discoveries. While both made discoveries, it is doubtful that the clitoris was truly a mystery to women, and obviously incorrect that the natives of the West Indies and continental present day United States were unaware of the land they resided on. Rather, Andahazi tries to explain the significance of the discoveries in terms of European enlightenment thinking. While the discovery of the New World was undoubtedly revolutionary in Europe, “The impact of the spreading awareness of the clitoris is not as well documented. Andahazi, however, leans on the Christopher Columbus result to suggest his counter-historical claim that the other discover [sic], too, has changed the world of every day living. It’s not so obvious that this is so” (Corbett 2004). See also Timeline of medicine and medical technology References External links http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?tocId=9024815 http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_212b.html Online Galleries, History of Science Collections, University of Oklahoma Libraries – High resolution images of works by and/or portraits of Realdo Colombo in .jpg and .tiff format. 1510s births 1559 deaths 16th-century Latin-language writers History of anatomy Italian anatomists Italian surgeons Medical educators Scientists from Cremona 16th-century Italian physicians University of Padua alumni Academic staff of the University of Padua