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Fascinated by Science

From very early in his career, Dr. William Worrall Mayo was fascinated by the science of medicine.

This artifact appears with the following story:
1854 "Left Open for Further Thought and Research"
Dr. Mayo was fascinated by the possibilities of the microscope and scientific research.
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