The Harveian Oration, 1865 is a book written by Henry Wentworth Acland. It is a transcript of the speech that he delivered at the Royal College of Physicians in London in 1865. The Harveian Oration is an annual lecture that is given in honor of the famous physician William Harvey, who discovered the circulation of blood in the human body. In this book, Acland discusses the importance of scientific research and the role of physicians in advancing medical...