In England, anatomy was the subject of the first public lectures given in any science; these were given by the Company of Barbers and Surgeons in the 16th century, joined in 1583 by the Lumleian lectures in surgery at the Royal College of Physicians.
ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd, ɐnˈæɾəmi wʌzðə sˈʌbdʒɛkt ʌvðə fˈɜːst pˈʌblɪk lˈɛktʃɚz ɡˈɪvən ɪn ˌɛni sˈaɪəns; ðiːz wɜː ɡˈɪvən baɪ ðə kˈʌmpəni ʌv bˈɑːɹbɚz ænd sˈɜːdʒənz ɪnðə sˈɪkstiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, dʒˈɔɪnd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː baɪ ðə lˈʌmleɪən lˈɛktʃɚz ɪn sˈɜːdʒɚɹi æt ðə ɹˈɔɪəl kˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌv fɪzˈɪʃənz.