An anatomical disquisition on the motion of the heart & blood in animalsWilliam Harvey
An anatomical disquisition on the motion of the heart & blood in animals
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Original author: William 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.
An anatomical disquisition on the motion of the heart & blood in animals, by William Harvey. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #67065.
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33 Chapters
- 1.Front Matter5,953 words
- 2.Introduction: 9379 words
- 3.Appendix1,248 words
- 4.Introduction4,288 words
- 5.Chapter I: The Author’s Motives for Writing608 words
- 6.Chapter II: Of the Motions of the Heart, as Seen in the Dissection of Living Animals1,113 words
- 7.Chapter III: Of the Motions of Arteries, as Seen in the Dissection of Living Animals859 words
- 8.Chapter IV1,944 words
- 9.Chapter V: Of the Motion, Action, and Office of the Heart1,552 words
- 10.Chapter VI2,336 words
- 11.Chapter VII2,025 words
- 12.Chapter VIII979 words
- 13.Chapter IX1,952 words
- 14.Chapter X816 words
- 15.Chapter XI: The Second Position Is Demonstrated2,362 words
- 16.Chapter XII788 words
- 17.Chapter XIII1,922 words
- 18.Conclusion: Of the Demonstration of the Circulation213 words
- 19.Chapter XV: The Circulation of the Blood Is Further Confirmed by Probable Reasons1,064 words
- 20.Chapter XVI: The Circulation of the Blood Is Further Proved From Certain Consequences1,696 words
- 21.Chapter XVII (1)8,662 words
- 22.Chapter XVII (2)8,618 words
- 23.Chapter XVII (3)7,748 words
- 24.Letter I534 words
- 25.Letter II: To Paul Marquard Slegel, of Hamburg2,665 words
- 26.Letter III: To the very excellent John Nardi, of Florence259 words
- 27.Letter IV: In reply to R. Morison, M.D., of Paris2,548 words
- 28.Letter V: To the most excellent and learned John Nardi, of Florence584 words
- 29.Letter VI: To John Daniel Horst, principal Physician of Hesse-Darmstadt548 words
- 30.Letter VII779 words
- 31.Letter VIII255 words
- 32.Letter IX286 words
- 33.Appendix6,863 words