▁all ▁his ▁students ▁far ▁and ▁wide . ▁His ▁guarantee : ▁if ▁you ▁doubt ▁what ▁I ▁say ▁and ▁show ▁here , ▁do ▁your ▁own ▁an atom y , ▁see ▁for ▁yourself . ▁Sim ult ane ously , ▁V es al ius ' s ▁work ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁known ▁public ▁health ▁programs . ▁The ▁Council ▁of ▁Dog es ▁in ▁Ven ice ▁respond ed ▁to ▁the ▁B ub onic ▁Pl ague ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 4 th ▁century ▁by ▁direct ing ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pad ua ▁Medical ▁School ▁to ▁dev ote ▁itself ▁to ▁discover ing ▁the ▁causes ▁of ▁pl ague , ▁how ▁it ▁spread s , ▁how ▁it ▁develop s ▁in ▁the ▁individual , ▁and ▁if ▁possible ▁how ▁vict ims ▁might ▁be ▁c ured . ▁It ▁ultimately ▁took ▁three ▁centuries ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁solution , ▁but ▁with ▁Ven ice ▁leading ▁the ▁way ▁pl ague ▁was ▁eventually ▁elimin ated ▁as ▁a ▁major ▁k iller ▁across ▁Europe . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁And rot omy ▁ ▁Bra in ▁Renaissance ▁ ▁Gal en ▁ ▁In V es al ius ▁ ▁Medical ▁Renaissance ▁ ▁Phys ician ▁writer ▁ ▁Tim eline ▁of ▁medicine ▁and ▁medical ▁technology ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Pad ua ▁ ▁V es al ius ▁College ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁ ▁D ear , ▁Peter . ▁Revolution izing ▁the ▁Sciences : ▁European ▁Know ledge ▁and ▁Its ▁Amb itions , ▁ 1 5 0 0 – 1 7 0 0 . ▁Pr inc eton : ▁Pr inc eton ▁UP , ▁ 2 0 0 1