On the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals

by William Harvey

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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 Heart and Blood in Animals", including explanations of heart...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0879758546

ISBN13:9780879758547

Release Date:November 1993

Publisher:Prometheus Books

Length:96 Pages

Weight:0.35 lbs.

Dimensions:0.2" x 5.5" x 8.3"

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