On the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Prometheus BooksISBN-13:9780879758547ISBN-10:879758546UPC:9780879758547Book Category:Medical, ScienceBook Subcategory:Physiology, History, Life SciencesBook Topic:Human Anatomy & PhysiologySize:8.26 x 5.46 x 0.22 inchesWeight:0.2601Product ID:SCN84FB85Y
On the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals
William Harvey (1578-1657) was a rebel in medical science: Contrary to contemporary practice, he began his epoch-making investigation into the action of the heart and the blood's circulation by minutely observing their action in live animals and by a lengthy series of dissections, rather than by mere reliance on the anatomical lessons of ancient medicine and philosophy. "On the Motion of the...
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Prometheus BooksISBN-13:9780879758547ISBN-10:879758546UPC:9780879758547Book Category:Medical, ScienceBook Subcategory:Physiology, History, Life SciencesBook Topic:Human Anatomy & PhysiologySize:8.26 x 5.46 x 0.22 inchesWeight:0.2601Product ID:SCN84FB85Y
William Harvey (1578 - 1657), the oldest son of Thomas Harvey, was born at Folkestone, Kent, England, on April 1, 1578. He was educated at King's School, Canterbury, and Cam-bridge University, where he received his B.A. at the age of nineteen. Having chosen medicine as his career, Harvey entered the University of Padua, where he studied under the famed anatomist Girolamo Fabrici (Hieronymus...
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