Atlas Obscura: 6 Fascinating Medical Marvels in Pennsylvania
The online travel magazine includes the Institute on its list of places to experience the trials, errors, and triumphs of medical history.
With a strong focus on chemistry, the Science History Institute traces the evolution of medicine through art, artifacts, and rare books on alchemy and modern pharmacology in its museum and library. Sixteenth-century tomes containing recipes for the philosopher’s stone and artifacts including bloodletting bowls and earthenware leech jars demonstrate just how much medicine has changed.