On The Motion Of The Heart And Blood In Animals

On The Motion Of The Heart And Blood In Animals is a groundbreaking medical book written by William Harvey. First published in 1628, it revolutionized the field of medicine and physiology by providing a detailed explanation of the circulatory system and the way blood flows through the body. Harvey's book challenged the prevailing beliefs of the time that the heart was responsible for producing blood and that it was consumed by the body like fuel. Instead, he argued that the heart acted as a pump, circulating blood throughout the body via a closed system of veins and arteries. The book is divided into three sections. The first section describes the anatomy of the heart and blood vessels, while the second section explains the circulatory system in detail. The third section discusses the role of the heart in embryonic development and in the formation of blood vessels. Harvey's work was met with skepticism and criticism at first, but it eventually became widely accepted and is now considered one of the most important medical texts of all time. It laid the foundation for modern cardiology and paved the way for future advances in the field of medicine. Overall, On The Motion Of The Heart And Blood In Animals is a seminal work that revolutionized our understanding of the human body and remains a must-read for anyone interested in the history of medicine or the workings of the circulatory system.THIS 92 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Scientific Papers: Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology: V38 Harvard Classics, by William Harvey. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 076618191X.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.