An anatomical disquisition on the motion of the heart & blood in animals by Harvey
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"An anatomical disquisition on the motion of the heart & blood in animals by Harvey" by William Harvey is a medical treatise first published in 1628. This landmark work established the groundbreaking concept that blood circulates throughout the body in a closed system. Harvey combined observations, experiments, and measurements to demonstrate how the heart pumps blood to the lungs and body, challenging centuries of medical understanding. His work introduced a revolutionary mechanistic
view of the heart as a pump rather than a mystical organ. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Harvey, William, 1578-1657 |
|---|---|
| Author of introduction, etc. | Parkyn, Ernest Albert, 1857- |
| Editor | Rhys, Ernest, 1859-1946 |
| Translator | Willis, Robert, 1799-1878 |
| Uniform Title | De motu cordis. English |
| Title | An anatomical disquisition on the motion of the heart & blood in animals |
| Alternate Title | The circulation of the blood |
| Alternate Title | An anatomical disquisition on the motion of the heart and blood in animals |
| Original Publication | United Kingdom: J. M. Dent & Co.,1906. |
| Series Title | Everyman's library |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exercitatio_Anatomica_de_Motu_Cordis_et_Sanguinis_in_Animalibus |
| Contents | An anatomical disquisition on the motion of the heart and blood in animals -- The first anatomical disquisition on the circulation of the blood, addressed to John Riolan -- A second disquisition to John Riolan -- Letters -- The anatomical examination of the body of Thomas Parr, who died at the age of one hundred and fifty-two years; made by William Harvey -- The last will and testament of William Harvey. |
| Credits | Thiers Halliwell, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 40.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | QP: Science: Physiology |
| Subject | Blood -- Circulation |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 67065 |
| Release Date | Jan 1, 2022 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 680 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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