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William Harvey's theory of circulation was as controversial in its day as Copernicus' idea that the earth revolved around the sun. This title charts the rise of the yeoman's son who demolished beliefs held by anatomists since Roman times, going on to become arguably the greatest Englishman in the history of science after Darwin and Newton.
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1 edition- Other · English · 2012Chatto & Windus · 246 pages · 9780701185732
PhysiciansCirculationHistory, 17th CenturyAnatomistsPhysiologistsBloodIntellectual lifeMedicine