William Harvey explains blood circulation system

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.04: English Writing and Culture of the Seventeenth Century, 1625-1688.
Vol. editors: Jennifer Brady (Rhodes College), Daniel Cook (University of Dundee), Neil Forsyth (Université de Lausanne), Claire Preston (Queen Mary, University of London), J A Roe (University of York), Virginia Mason Vaughan (Clark University)

Domains

Physiology (human)

Dates

Date of occurrence 1628

Places

United Kingdom (Location)

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The English physician, William Harvey, worked closely with the Stuart royal family, serving as personal doctor to both James I and Charles I. He developed his breakthrough explanation of how blood is circulated through the body early in his career, but it was published in comprehensive form in 1628 in Frankfurt, as

De Motu Cordis et Sanguinis

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "William Harvey explains blood circulation system". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 May 2009 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=6107, accessed 06 May 2024.]

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